According to the Khabar Online news agency, citing the public relations of this documentary film, on the evening of 25th of Azar, Sheena Ansari sat in the artists’ house with some art people to watch the documentary “On the Ground” by Mohsen Khan Jahani. This documentary is about the crisis of soil subsidence, which won the special prize of the jury in the 14th edition of the Sahitya Cinema.
Sheena Ansari while praising the documentary “Bar Sarkhak” requested all the artists to show the environmental problems with their art because a work of art is more effective than hours of speeches.
He also stated that the environmental problems we have are obvious to everyone and stated: Our lack of proper attention to sustainable development and our desire to develop at any cost has caused us to lose the four elements. Our diverse habitats and wildlife are affected by this, and soil subsidence is one of these problems.
He continued: “If there is no general determination of all sectors with the people, we will not be able to do anything. In the past, our agriculture has caused serious damage to the country’s soil by improper use of underground aquifers, which is irreparable.”
The head of the environmental organization reminded: Regarding environmental problems, we have a government sector that has pushed development forward at any cost, and the other sector has developed unsustainable agriculture, and this has caused our underground resources to disappear.
Ansari said: Apart from water and soil problems, we also have problems in other sectors. Today, air pollution has plagued everyone and caused frequent closures. Our problem is that we did not pay attention to our environment in our lives and did not take the needs of nature and its problems seriously.
He added: When I saw the movie “On the Ground”, I thought that I wish the officials of the country’s development would also see this movie.
The head of the environmental organization stated: In the 14th government, we must follow up the environmental regulations in the first place, of course, the injuries to our natural body are many, and environmental challenges must be recognized and taken seriously at the top of the government, and if this does not happen, the situation The environment becomes more complex.
Stating that people’s cooperation is very important in solving environmental problems, Ansari said: I request all artists to show environmental problems with their art because a work of art is more effective than hours of lectures.
He expressed: A government cannot eliminate all problems in four years, but we must take steps to reduce the problems and our artists must help in this direction.
Cinema producer Seyyed Gholamreza Mousavi, Mohammad Mahdi Asgarpour, CEO of Artists’ House, Chairman of Cinema House’s Board of Directors, Saifullah Samadian, photographer, filmmaker and secretary of the Image of the Year Festival, Mehdi Asadi, documentary maker, Jamal Rahmati, cartoonist, etc. were present in this program.
At the beginning of the program, which was performed by the brilliant documentary maker Shahram Derakhshan, Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour, CEO of the Artists’ House and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cinema House, was invited to give a speech.
Appreciating the makers of the documentary film “On the Ground”, he mentioned this film as a valuable film in the field of the environment and said: “Due to the power of cinema, this medium has always been very effective in retelling and expressing various problems, including environmental problems. is
He continued: Our documentaries have produced many works on environmental problems, but the important thing is how valuable works are published and how effective they are.
The CEO of the Iran Artists’ House pointed out that these documentaries are not broadcast on TV and noted: I think we have lost an important medium such as television in this sector, the situation Screening has not been respected and proud in the past few years, and we have filled our screens with money-making movies.
In another part of his speech, the chairman of the board of directors of Khana Cinema, referring to the issues discussed in documentaries such as Sarkhak, said: Making films about such issues and not changing to correct the problems creates a sense of hopelessness in the society. We don’t want to accept what kind of society we are in. We should not go through the illegitimate way to achieve a right goal, when the government men are not honest with you, the same feeling of disappointment will be created.
Asgharpour emphasized: Better social conditions prevail in countries where there is even relative honesty between the government, people and institutions. In our country, our house is the framework of our house and its surroundings are not important to us, this shows that we are not very good in social values compared to other societies.
At the end of his speech, he said: Today’s cinema does not deal much with social issues like the movie “On the Ground” and we mostly look for dance and dancing in movies.
In the continuation of the program, a video of the 20-year-old environmental photos and images of the Image of the Year celebration was shown, and then Saifullah Samadian, the secretary of the event, expressed his regret that he had given the audience a sad gift with these images that were aired.
He then mentioned the documentary “Bar Sarkhak” and added: What came to my mind after watching this film was that, as it was said in the film, “news is short and soil will die”. While watching this movie for the second time, I said to myself what we have done to the four elements of creation. Water, wind, earth and fire are the elements that we have brought many calamities on them.
This artist stated: The crew of the film “On the Ground” made a work with empathy that conveys a very good feeling to the audience, this film has deeply pointed out what we need to realize with subtlety.
At the end of his speech, the secretary of the Year’s Image Festival announced that this year, for the 21st Year’s Image Festival, we will dedicate a special section to the environment, and by this we ask all artists from all over Iran to send their works in this field.
He proposed the honorary secretary of this department to the producer of the documentary “Bar Sarkhak” Mohsen Khan Jahani and said: “Our effort is to launch a special gallery of these works in March and publish a special book.”
At the end, the artists and invited guests signed the poster of this movie.
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