Sahand Sarhaddi
Directing
Biography
Sahand Sarhaddi – B.1991 Tehran Iranian Filmmaker and visual artist grappling with historical archives, literature, and photography, seeking innovative narrative pathways through an unconventional exploration of history and unofficial narratives. He graduated in Theatre and Dramatic Literature at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tehran University.
Known For
An experimental film about narrations of two journal photos from Iran's revolution in 1979.
Fragments of a Revolution (Sahneye Tarikh)
On September 22, 1998, the Iranian poet Hamid Hajizadeh and his nine-year-old son Karun, whose name symbolically refers to Iran's longest river, were brutally murdered in their home in Kerman. The documentary film, based on the statements of the survivors, tries to sensitively reconstruct one of the many terrible motivated events that took place in Iran at the end of the previous century and draws us into the fateful day with the help of detailed shots of the objects in Hamid's study.
Karun – The Longest River of Iran
The Journey of a young man who is making a documentary about forgotten narratives around an old piano, takes him through an unknown path towards restoring history, culture and identity of his homeland, Iran, in dusty and abandoned objects.
The House of Forgetfulness
After Ali suddenly leaves home, he and Simin separately try to find the reason for this separation before their memories are permanently faded.
What's Left Behind
"Slaughter" is an experimental short film that delves into the archival and historical footage of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, depicting a symbolic narrative surrounding the ritualistic act of animal sacrifice, known as "Besmel." It serves as an allegorical representation of a nation's sacrifice amidst the backdrop of political transformations.