According to Khabaronline news agency of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, citing the public relations of Islamic Culture and Education of the province, in the 18th International Documentary Film Festival of Iran “Cinema-Ghekrit”, 21 semi-length documentaries are competing in the national competition section, which were made by Farzad Zamani Shorabi, an artist from the same province with the name ” “Slowness” is one of these works.
Samani Shurabi, who after making various documentaries, is experiencing the truth for the first time in the film festival, has narrated a part of the life of Afshin Vali-nejad, a well-known Iranian photographer, journalist and documentary maker, in the documentary Portrait of Slowness.
This documentary artist said about Ahestagi documentary: This documentary seeks to present another image of Jahan Afshin, Afshin Wali Najadi, who is known by everyone for his live and direct photos and reports of the 2011 Japanese tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, and his activities in the world’s most prestigious media. But the documentary slowly looks at his life from a different perspective.
Farzad Zamani added: “Valinejad has been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for many years and continues to live his life in Iran at a slow pace. In this physical condition, he is looking for a big goal and a difficult choice in his life, and this goal is the turning point of the slowness documentary.” .
Viba stated that Afshin Wali Nejad conquered Mt.Fuji during his stay in Japan and moments of his ascent to this peak can be seen in the documentary Ahastegi: He now speaks with difficulty and writes letters to communicate, and this time From his and his daughter’s letters, we can understand that Afshin dreams of climbing to Damavand, a dream that will be difficult and even a scary decision for Afshin to fulfill.
The artist-filmmaker reminded: The documentary slowly tries to portray a part of the life of Vali Nejad, his personality and worlds with the help of his daughter Metindekht’s narration and shows moments of his hopes, motivations and perseverance in the time when he was surrounded by illness. Place the audience.
Kamani continued: The documentary is 50 minutes long, but it took more than 2 and a half years to make it because Afshin’s physical condition required patience to finish the documentary.
It should be noted that Farzad Zamani Shorabi has made various films and documentaries such as “Karizgar”, “Swear to that frame”, “Shaneh” and “The school light is on” in his artistic career.
The 18th International Festival of Iranian Documentary Films “Sinemavegrit” which started from December 18 under the direction of Mohammad Hamidi Moghadam at Charso campus in Tehran will continue until December 25.
In the previous editions of this festival, Arman Qolipour and Jafar Najafi from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari filmmakers have won the titles of the best short documentary and the best feature film of the international competition.
