Firooz Malekzadeh
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A young orphan named Amiro lives alone in an abandoned tanker in the Iranian port city of Abadan. He survives by shining shoes, selling water, and collecting deposit bottles. Although he sometimes finds himself at odds with both adults and competing older kids, he finds solace in dreams about departing cargo ships and airplanes—and by running.
The Runner

A woman orders a suit from a tailor for her young son to wear to her sister's wedding. The tailor's apprentice, together with two other teenage boys who work in the same building, devise a plan to try on the suit at night to see what it feels like.
A Wedding Suit

Hassan Darabi, a troublesome, amoral 10-year-old boy in a small Iranian town wishes to see the Iran national football team play an important match in Tehran. In order to achieve that, he scams his friends and neighbors.
The Traveler

During the Iran-Iraq War, Bashu, a young boy loses his house and all his family. Scared, he sneaks into a truck that is leaving the area. He gets off the truck in the Northern part of the country, where everything from landscape to language is different. He meets Naii, who is trying to raise her two young children on a farm, while her husband is away. Despite cultural differences, and the fact that they do not speak the same language, Bashu and Naii slowly form a strong bond.
Bashu, the Little Stranger

In a remote seaside village, the peaceful lives of the residents are upended when they spot a mysterious boat drifting toward the shore. Upon pulling it in, they find a weary and wounded stranger named Ayat, who has no memory of how he got there. He only recalls being attacked and barely escaping with his life. As Ayat tries to rebuild his sense of self and uncover the truth about his past, he becomes a source of curiosity and suspicion in the community.
The Stranger and the Fog

Noted Iranian actress Susan Taslimi plays an impoverished single mother who agees to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a middle-aged man in return for a mare, which will help her earn an income and provide for her younger children. Director Ali Zhekan paints a stark picture of poverty and patriarchy in rural Iran (the mother stores her rice in a container hidden in a tree; her brother, who brokered the wedding, mercilessly beats the recalcitrant child), but this 1986 film is distinguished mostly by Taslimi's increasingly fiery performance as the mother decides to defend her daughter's freedom.
The Mare

"A humorous slice of educational instruction on refurbishing and painting" (MoMA).
How to Make Use of Leisure Time: Painting

The seasons go by her window, she dreams about a boy she knew; his baby brother is now a man. A film about time, depression and a woman's need for a story.
Dreams for Life

Abbas is set to be released after 20 years in prison But on the day of his release, Abbas dies.Abbas's wife could not give the news to her blind child.
Chrysanthemum

A eductional short film based on a child named Mohammed-Reza and his poor dental habits. A majority of the second half film discusses many questions on dental hygiene.
Toothache

The story is about two poor boys’ search for their father through a Journey from downtown to uptown. Two hungry boys are forced to move through the events, people and unrealistic and risky places in a nightmarish way. A daily journey in search of their lost identity and worth!
Journey

A documentary film with some acted sequences sprinkled throughout, The Butler is about the special bond between the director and her brother Nino, in Melbourne, Australia. Kannava, re-establishing her life after developing a chronic health condition (scleroderma) at the age of 30, is assisted by her brother to live her life, and she in turns provide company and support to him, as he attempts to alleviate his loneliness.
The Butler

A story of "Khun-bas" (a historical ceremony that stops murdering each other, by a forcible marriage) Two groups of people of a village in Khorramabad, fight each other. during this fight, "Aziz-bak" is murdered etc.
Khun-bas

The film looks at the children who live and work in the big city's suburbs.
Child and Exploitation

A short film about a boy and his bird Badbade
The Quail: The Tale of a Boy Who Asks

Ahmad Agha Shahr-e Farangi is facing a market slump. The existence of cinema and television has greatly reduced his customers. In order to earn a living, he goes to an unfamiliar village at the beginning of the protected area of Semnan province, which is not far from Tehran. Upon arrival, he encounters extreme poverty and sad stories in the village. The behavior of village’s children is not predictable for Ahmad Agha. Their fear of this stranger and his strange device does not prevent them from approaching it to arouse curiosity….
Protected Area

On July 1983, lawmakers in Teheran decided to close off a section of the capital to regular traffic. Only drivers with special permits could cross the road blocks set up at various intersections leading to the restricted zone.
Fellow Citizen

Every gate opens to a new perspective, and every vision leads to a dream land. A land made with the creativity and imagination of a filmmaker. This film is a combination of a number of situations in which every child finds himself happily. In the end, there are questions that every child has to answer based on their imagination.
The Gate
A look at the summer festival of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents in Niavaran Park 1975