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22nd

Special Focus: I am Independent

The House is Black│Khaneh Siah Ast

Director_ Forough FARROKHZAD

Iran 1962 22min DCP B&W shorts Documentary

Review

Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness," of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude.

CREDIT

ProducerEbrahim GOLESTAN
ScreenplayForough FARROKHZAD

CinematographySoleiman MINASSIAN
EditorForough FARROKHZAD

DIRECTOR

Forough FARROKHZAD

Forough Farrokhzad is regarded as one of the most important poets of the 20th century in Iran. Although she only made one film, the 22-minute documentary, The House Is Black is generally seen as the crucial precursor of the Iranian New Wave.

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