CAPTIVE, WAITING...
Original language title: ASIR, ENTEZAR...

Country of production: Iran
Year: 2002
Language: Farsi
23 mins.

This film concerns Iraqi POWs in Iran. They have been held for twenty years, and have been forgotten by all but the birds...

Director: Mohammad Ahmadi
Script: Mohammad Ahmadi
Cinematography: Mohammad Ahmadi
Editing: Mohammad Shirvani
Sound: Behrouz Shahamat
Producer: Mohammad Ahmadi
Production Company: Iranian Independents
Source:
Mohammad Atebbai
Iranian Independents
P.O. Box 15875-4769
15336 Tehran, Iran
atebbai@intelirnet.net

Mohammad Ahmadi was born in Yazd, Iran in 1962. He studied photography at Tehran's Art University and soon became an award-winning photographer. He entered the film industry as a still photographer and production manager, working frequently with the Makhmalbaf family. He has also been director of photography on THE DOOR (dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf), THE DAY I BECAME A WOMAN (dir. Marzieh Meshkini), and DELBARAN (dir. Abolfazl Jalili). CAPTIVE, WAITING... is his debut as a director.

Wednesday, March 26
7pm
Gallery Theatre
Screening with THAT IS LIFE and LASTING BREATHS

FILMS ABOUT IRAQ