Negar Bouban

Six Centuries and Six Years is a documentary by Mojtaba Mir Tahmasb. In this documentary, a group of musicians try to retrieve and reread the ballads attributed to Abdul Qader Maraghi, the most prominent musician, theorist, writer and poet of six hundred years ago, based on ancient books and treatises from the history and culture of Iran.

A recollection of her childhood through adult eyes. An Iranian woman recalls growing up during the Iraq-Iranian war through her father’s photo album while confronting her loneliness in marriage. A photo-novel finalized in post-production in 2020 in Belgium.