ALMATY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL
A Visual Journey through Iran : Sistan and Baluchistan
Overview
'Sistan and Baluchistan' a south eastern province in Iran, with vast lands of rugged, mountainous terrain, bordering the neighboring Pakistan and Afghanistan, where smugglers often illicitly enter in and out of the lawless borders, surviving from the poverty inflicted by the high rising unemployment. A long-forgotten province, isolated due to its relentless droughts and desolated lands with people repleted with pride and poetry, bonded to their ancestral soil. This is a brief visual journey of my overland trip to this long-forgotten land, blotted in the minds of most people with fear and misery. I travelled 2 months from Sistan all the way down to Baluchistan, enraptured by the hypnotic landscapes and welcomed by people still fueled with life and honor. this short video was made spontaneously without any previous planning, pieces of moments that struck me deeply during my journey all put together to briefly portray one of the most enigmatic and historical places in Iran.
Director Biography — Ebrahim Mirmalek
Born in the US and raised in San jose, California, he moved to Tehran, Iran along with his family after the Iran/Iraq war in 1989 and has been residing there for almost 20 years, and has since Worked as a photographer and video editor globally on numerous personal and editorial projects. He has traveled extensively exploring diverse cultures in various countries and continents, documenting people while connecting with them and having the privilege of entering their worlds.
Credits
- Director
- Ebrahim Mirmalek
- Photographer
- Ebrahim Mirmalek
- Music
- Shwan Tavakol
- Producer
- Ebrahim Mirmalek
- Videographer
- Ebrahim Mirmalek
- Editor
- Ebrahim Mirmalek
Specifications
- Project type
- Documentary, Music Video, Short, Other
- Genres
- Travel, Documentary, Music video, Culture, Ethinic, World culture, Journey, Photography
- Runtime
- 4 minutes 23 seconds
- Completion date
- February 28, 2014
- Production budget
- 1,000 USD
- Country of origin
- United States
- Countries of filming
- Iran
- Language
- Persian
- Shooting format
- Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
- Film color
- Color
- First-time filmmaker
- Yes
- Student project
- No
- Digital Cinema Package
- Unavailable
Awards & Festivals
Jahorina Film Festival
Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 22, 2016
Special Award
Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival
Los Angeles
United States
September 22, 2016
Finalist
Travel FilmFest International Film Festival
Limassol
Cyprus
October 19, 2018
Finalist
VIVA Film Festival
Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 13, 2017
Finalist
Super 9 Mobile Film Fest
Porto
Portugal
December 1, 2016
Semi-Finalist
Iranian Film Festival
San Francisco
United States
September 24, 2016
Semi-Finalist
San Mauro Film Festival
Turin
Italy
May 23, 2018
Semi-Finalist
ANDARAS Traveling Film Festival
Sardinia
Italy
July 22, 2020
Official Selection
International Festival of Short Films on Culture & Tourism
Mumbai
India
March 28, 2017
Official Selection
Berlin World International Film Festival
Berlin
Germany
January 20, 2017
Official Selection
TRAVEL FILM International Film Festival
Moscow
Russian Federation
April 19, 2018
Official Selection
International Tourism Film Festival "Tourfilm Riga"
Riga
Latvia
April 29, 2017
Official Selection
NEW YORK STATE International Film Festival
Albany
United States
September 8, 2017
Official Selection
Woodengate International Film Festival
Maramures
Romania
October 12, 2016
Official Selection
Almaty Indie Film Festival
Almaty
Kazakhstan
October 4, 2017
Official Selection
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest
Bucharest
Romania
October 5, 2016
Official Selection
iPhone Film Festival / MoziMotion
Beverly Hills
United States
February 18, 2017
Official Selection
FECIBogotá - International Independent Film Fair of Bogotá
Bogotá
Colombia
June 14, 2017
Official Selection
Sunlight International Film Festival
Berlin
Germany
December 1, 2016
Official Selection
Malatesta Short Film Festival
Cesena
Italy
March 13, 2017
Official Selection
GEOFILMFESTIVAL
Cittadella
Italy
November 9, 2017
Official Selection
Joinville International Short Film Festival
Joinville
Brazil
September 19, 2017
Official Selection
Tribal Film Festival
Oklahoma
United States
September 1, 2017
Official Selection