Documentary The Rooster in the Room https://vimeo.com/864018575%20 Story Nina is a dominatrix, a porn director and a leather artisan. The only person who is more ostracized in Turkey than Nina is Emrah: Nina’s alter ego, the man who she was born and who she wears in the street. As Nina invites a film crew into…
Experimental In Praise of Ice Cream Story Plunging into the mystical and mesmerizing world of the treat known as ice cream. Once upon a time, there was a girl. The girl’s name was Pani and she lived on a planet called Nematis. She was a happy girl because she wasn’t alone: she would play every…
Documentary Rishology Story Stories of middle-eastern bearded! One night when Mehdi, a director of unsuccessful documentaries, is drunk, he encounters a person claiming to be Adam (the first human). Adam says he has come to earth to eliminate the ill-doing and corruption of his children and clarifies that Mahdi is the only person who can…
A Home for my Grandfather Are you alone? lets go to a meyhane and drink together! Story An intimate exploration of the dying culture of “Meyhane” and the profound philosophy and savoirvivre the Meyhane is linked with. Meyhane, A Home for My Grandfather cuts across the realms of literature, Sufism and savoir-vivre as well as…
Documentary How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Play Backgammon Story Stories of Backgammon and the people who live the game! This film starts with the game of Thakhte-Nard (Backgammon) tries to move beyond that. It looks at people and their views on this originally Iranian game that has gained popularity across the region, in…
Documendary The Hamam that Wanted to Keep Being a Hamam Story A mocumentary about Hammam in Tehran and people of Hammams! After finding that his shower isn’t working just when he needs to get ready for an important ceremony, our narrator decides to set off in search of a public bathhouse in Tehran. His explorations…
