TEHRAN – The 8th edition of Cinéma Vérité, the Iranian international festival for documentary films, has announced the lineup for the Portrait Section, which is for biographical documentary films.
The festival will be held in Tehran from November 30 to December 7.
Among the films is “A Diary of a Journey” directed by Piotr Stasik from Poland. The film is about Tadeusz Rolke, an aged master of Polish photography, and his 15-year-old student, Michal, who travel across Poland to take portrait photographs of the residents of small towns and villages.
“Habitares” directed by Marina Zeising from Argentina is another film on the lineup. The film is about the life story of Argentine film star Herta Scheurle, who changes the course of her career after she has an accident.
Swiss filmmaker Alice Fargier’s “The Water and the Wall”, which is about 11-year-old Bradley who lives in a foster home. At summer camp he meets filmmaker Alice Fargier, who gives a workshop on filmmaking and organizes a trip to the movies for him.
Fargier recorded a sensitive discussion between Luc Dardenne, co-director of “The Kid with a Bike”, and 11-year-old Bradley, who was greatly moved after seeing the short film about children abandoned by their irresponsible parents.
“Treasures” by Spanish director Iván Cortázar and “Yakuza Eiga: A Secret Story of Japanese Cinema” by French director Yves Montmayeur are the other highlights on the lineup.
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