Primitive

Nudes in Limbo

January 1983 •English

The video is a series of short pieces of very buff nude people. The models don't speak, and the backgrounds are solid colors, with no decorations to let you know where the models are. So these nudes are, if not truly in limbo, certainly no place you can describe. In each short piece, the model is/models are performing some G-rated activity that shows off their body: a gymnast man works out on the hanging rings, two women hold in front of them a gauzy cloth that is being blown by an off-camera fan, a blonde runs a fluorescent tube down the length of her body, etc.

The Bright Day

November 2013 •Persian

THE BRIGHT DAY weaves a story that has its roots in the complexity of Iran’s draconian laws governing capital punishment. A kindergarten teacher hopes to aid the father of one of her young students, a man accused of manslaughter, by convincing each of seven reluctant witnesses to come forward. No one lacks a hidden agenda in this drama in which shades of truth collide with self-interest and the specter of payback. (Gene Siskel Film Center)

Pink Hill

April 2019 •English

Four friends spend a final summer together tangled in a web of sexual obsession, alienation and magic.

Confinement

July 2022 •English

Waking up in a locked room, a prisoner must overcome their personal demons in order to move on from heartache and earn their freedom.

Shall I Serve You?

Invalid date •Persian

A transparent look into the life of Iranian immigrants in America. Sholeh and her husband Nasser carry out their evening routine in a ritual they are both accustomed to but nonetheless deeply grateful for.

Kalippaattakkaaran: Toy Maker

March 2017 •Malayalam

A young toymaker tries to make sense of the impermanence of life that he has been forced to acknowledge through experiences of separation and death.

The Sale

October 2014 •Persian

Forough is a middle aged woman whose husband has temporarily married with another woman. Even though that was kept secret from her, but his action is considered legal in Iran. Now the husband is in prison, due to not being able to pay second wife’s “Mehrieh” (the bride’s marriage portion).The second wife intends to receive her Mehrieh by asking the court’s permission to sell his house. Forough, the first wife, in order to not lose her home, intends to sell all she has to pay for her husband’s debt and release him from the jail.

Jours de mes années

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A Sentença

June 2021 •Portuguese

Moscow

September 2000 •Russian

Moscow, the 90s ... A city without a past and without a future. A city that doesn't forgive mistakes. Showing Moscow bohemia, the criminal business: nightlife, easy money, excitement and confusion form the surface of this life. The main characters of the film are businessman Mike and his friend and partner in smuggling Lev, a psychiatrist Mark and his school friend Irina who became the mistress of a nightclub, her two daughters - a crazy Olga working in the same club as a singer, and Masha - the “Moscow Princess” on the threshold of her thirtieth birthday. Love stories smoothly flow into a crime drama.

So Divine

January 2016 •English

Short experimental film in black & white. A young girl learns to appreciate her beauty through the help of a mysterious stranger... Will this be the key to her happiness?

Elevator

June 1995 •Persian

Elevator (Persian: آسانسور‎‎) is a 1995 social drama Iranian film, written and directed by Hossein Shahabi (Persian: حسین شهابی)

Sam's Duty

November 2014 •Persian

A film written and directed by Siavash

The Last Word

November 2009 •Persian

The Last Word (Persian: حرف آخر‎‎) is a 2009 social drama Iranian film Written And Directed By Hossein Shahabi. This is a film about Iranian champion athletes.

Rain Tree

March 2001 •English

Rain Tree (Persian: درخت بارانی‎‎) is a 2001 Iranian drama film Written and directed by Hossein Shahabi.

Echo

April 2001 •Persian

Echo (Persian: پژواك‎‎) is a 1997 Iranian Drama film Written and directed by Hossein Shahabi.

Wars and Treasure

September 2000 •Persian

Broth Soup

May 2000 •English

Broth Soup (Persian: آش نذری‎‎) is a 2000 Iranian film written and directed by Hossein Shahabi .

Ghost

April 1998 •Persian

Ghost (Persian: شبح‎‎) is a 1998 Iranian drama film written and directed by Hossein Shahabi (Persian: حسین شهابی)

Bright Shadow

October 1997 •Persian

Bright Shadow (Persian: سايه روشن‎‎) is a 1997 Iranian drama film written and directed by Hossein Shahabi (Persian: حسین شهابی)