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"LETTERS IN THE WIND"
(Namehaye baad)

Director: Ali-Reza Amini
Scriptwriter: Ali-Reza Amini, Keivan Nakhaie
Director of Photography: Bayram Fazli
Sound: Mohammad-Reza Yousefi
Sound & Mix: Mohammad-Reza Delpak
Editor: Ali-Reza Amini, Behnaz Nourollahi
Cast: Mohammad Taghi Hashemi, Faramarz Hashemzadeh
Production: Asr-e-h Entezar Film Company
Producer: Habibollah Kasesaz
2002, 76min, Color, 35mm

   
SYNOPSIS:

A young man from a small village does his military service near Tehran. He secretly spends his free time listening to conversations he recorded on his hand-held tape recorder. During the off-hours in the dormitory, he lets his comrades enjoy listening to the voices of young women as one of their few moments of pleasure. This tape recorder is the only ray of light from life outside into their dreary military world.

BIOGRAPHY:  

Born in 1970 in Tehran, Amini holds a degree in theater direction. He has made 20 short films and has won many awards in international festivals.He was assistant director for Bahman Ghobadi's films LIVING IN THE MIST and TIME OF DRUNKEN HORSES. This is Amini's first feature which, despite being barred from leaving the country's borders, was seen and applauded by the foreign experts of Iranian film.

FILMOGRAPHY

Short and Documentary:

  • THE GIFT          1994
  • THE LOOK         1994
  • THE CASE          1995
  • 40 PIECES          1997
  • THE LETTER       1998
  • THE GREEN FRAME      1998
  • THE TEACHER’S HOME 1998
  • THE RAINBOW            1999
  • HERE IS TEHRAN         1999
  • THE DESERT               2000
  • DARK ANGLE               2002

Feature:    

  • LETTERS IN THE WIND       2002
  • TINY SNOWFLAKES            2003

 FESTIVALS:

  1. Toronto Int’l Film festival (2002) (Canada)
  2. Miami Film Festival (2003) (USA)
  3. Belgrad International Film festival ( 2003 ) (Yugoslavia)
  4. Brisbane International Film festival (2003 - Australia)
    which has acquired The Special Mention from International Jury
  5. Locarno Film festival ( 2003 )(Switzerland)
  6. Edinburgh International Film festival (2003 ) (Scotland)
  7. Cinema Paralelle (2003) (Caneda)
  8. Festival D'Amiens (2003) (France)
  9. Pusan International Film Festival (2003) ( South Korea)
  10. Cinema & History Film Festival (2003) (Turkey)
  11. Goterborg Film Festival (2003) (USA)
  12. Flanders Film Festival (2003) (Belgium)
  13. Festival Black Movie (2003) (Geneve)
  14. Chicago Film Festival (2003) (USA)
  15. Museum of Fine Arts (2003) (USA)
  16. Smithsonia Institution (2004) (USA)
  17. UCLA Film Festival (2004) (USA)
  18. Seattle Film Festival (2004) (USA)
  19. Far Near Distance (2004) (Germany)
  20. Kino Otok – Isola Cinema (2004) (Slovenia)
  21. Festival Int'l du Film de la Rochelle (2004) (France)
  22. Melburn Film Festival (2004) (Australia)

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