"Park Mark" (Park Mark)
Director& Scriptwriter: Baktash Abtin
Image: Toraj Aslani Editor: Mohammad Shirvani
Sound Recorder: Nezam Kiaei
Sound Mix: Hossein Abolsedgh
Music: Nima Ghasemi, Mani Tabibzadeh
Photographer: Ako Salemi
Assistant Director: Hammed Abyar
Executive Producer: Abbass Naderan
Producer: Baktash Abtin
Color, Video, 16:9, 42 min, 2009-2010, Iran
"Mark" is a homeless addict who is living on the streets of Tehran, stealing from donation boxes and sleeping in the "Park"s.
He shares such an interesting and attractive account of himself from his past as a drug dealer, a husband, a father and a rich man in the US that we follow his story for one night.
BIOGRAPHY:
Bektash Abtin was born in 1974 in Tehran. After graduating from high school at the age of 19 he became interested in poetry and in a short time he succeeded to publish 3 poetry books. Due to his interest in poetry and literature he became familiar with cinema and entered its world by writing a script and playing in a TV movie. Abtin directed his first documentary called" The Solar Eclipse" in 2005. He has made 6 documentaries and short films up to present.
FILMOGRAPHY:
- "The Solar Eclipse" Documentary 42 min 2005
- "The Sand Jar" Documentary 30 min 2006
- "The Sleep Penetration" Documentary 20 min 2007
- "Mika" Short Film 30 min 2007
- "The Near Dream" Documentary 50 min 2008
- "Park Mark" Documentary 42 min 2009
FESTIVALS:
- Thessaloniki Doc Film Festival (12 – 21 March 2010/ Greece)
- Mumbai Film Festival (21- 28 Oct. 2010 / India)
- Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival (5 – 13 Nov. 2010 / Canada)
- WATCH DOCS. Human Rights Int’l Film Festival (3 – 12 Dec. 2010 / Poland)
- Tertio Millennio Film Festival (7 – 12 Dec. 2010 / Italy)
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (22 Jan. 2011 / USA)
- Int’l Social Communication Cinema Conference & ROOPKALA KENDRO (15 – 21 Feb. 2011 / India)