Loris Tjeknavorian

A documentary about Iranian-Armenian maestro Loris Tjeknavorian, the celebrated Iranian-Armenian composer and one of the leading conductors of his generation. His compositions have been performed by major orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra in New York and the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. Tjeknavorian himself said the film is about a mad person, and "I have always said that the mad people make the world and the wise ruin it".

There are 50 different colours of soil on Hormuz Island. An eco-artist travels there to teach the women inhabitants how to create works of art from the soil.

"Fanoos Khiyal", with a brief introduction from illustration in Persian literature to mezzanine in Iranian miniatures and folk paintings, introduces the first camcorder in Iran and shows the first available films. After that, with the development of theaters in Iran, the production of movies begins. Iranian filmmakers in this field have a variety of experiences that result in technical advances and a variety of styles.

This film, based on a well-known novel of the same name by Sadegh Chooback, is about a wronged man seeking revenge. Director Amir Naderi's inspiration for making the film was one of his childhood heroes, the legendary Zar Mohammad, who waged a one-man war against four swindlers and provoked wide spread popular sentiment against tyranny.

Hajir Darioush's first and last commercially successful film, "Bita" is about a young woman's struggle to come to terms with social barriers facing her, starring Googoosh.

This short documentary pictures Abadan city in southern Iran in the early 70s and how the National Oil Industry development has affected its progress.

Directed by Manouchehr Tayyab.

Based on D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and one of the pioneering films of the Iranian New Wave