2023
year
76
Minutes
SCHEDULE
05.03.2024
/ 04:50 PM/
Audi 11 PVR INOX ORION MALL
07.03.2024
/ 10:20 AM/
Audi 7 PVR INOX ORION MALL
Synopsis
'Kiarostami at Work' is a documentary showcasing Abbas Kiarostami's boundless passion for work and creativity. The film features images captured by Seifollah Samadian during their thirty years of friendship and travels together, including behind-the-scenes footage of 'Shirin', 'Certified Copy' by the late Hamideh Razavi, and 'Taste of Cherry' by Bahman Kiarostami. Juliette Binoche, Martin Scorsese, and some others have shared insights into Kiarostami's creative works. Throughout more than five decades of his life, Kiarostami engaged in diverse artistic pursuits, from cinema to poetry, making him a symbol of honour for the word 'work'.
Producer(s) or Production Company: Seifollah Samadian
Screenplay: Seifollah Samadian
Director of Photography: Seifollah Samadian, Hamideh Razavi, Bahman Kiarostami
Editor: Seifollah Samadian
Music: N/A
Sound: Mohammad-Reza Delpak
Cast: Geoff Andrew, Juliette Binoche, Jacob Gilles, Ahmad Kiarostami, Jonathan Rosenbaum
Awards - Winner: N/A
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Busan IFF (Wide Angle Documentary Showcase), Iranian FF Australia (Competitive section), Cyrus FF (Official Selection)
Director's Biography
SEIFOLLAH SAMADIAN
Seifollah Samadian is an Iranian-born documentary filmmaker. Samadian began his career as a photographer in 1968 and transitioned to documentary filmmaking in 1978. He is the publisher and editor of TASSVIR Magazine, and has worked in close collaboration with Abbas Kiarostami as the cameraman of A.B.C AFRICA (2001), FIVE (2003), and ROADS OF KIAROSTAMI (2005). Samadian’s feature documentary, 76 MINUTES & 15 SECONDS (2016), has been screened at over 100 film festivals, including the Venice Film Festival.
- Asian Cinema Competition
- Indian Cinema Competition
- Kannada Cinema Competition
- Contemporary World Cinema
- Country Focus - Germany
- Critics Week
- Bio-Pics
- Kannada Cinema of Popular Entertainment
- Women Power in Filmmaking
- Unsung Incredible India - Films from little known languages
- Retrospective
- Centenary Tributes
- Homages & Remembrances
- Thematic Films on Human Resilience, Rights and Values