Film Title: Shadegan
Director, Cinematographer & Producer: Ako Salemi
Cast: Milad Khorasani
Editor: Mohammad Shirvani
Sound Designer: Hasan Mahdavi
Director's Assistant: Akbar Zaheri
Year of Completion: 2020
Format: Digital 16:9
Country : Iran
Length: 15 minutes
Genre: Short Documentary, No Dialogue
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On a golden morning, 12-year-old Milad sails out across the Shadegan Wetlands in Khuzestan, a province in southwestern Iran. He skillfully guides his slender boat over vast expanses of water, past untidy villages on the bank and swaying reeds. A dog ambles along the water’s edge, a cock crows in the distance.
Like many locals, Milad and his family depend on the wildlife in and around the water for their livelihood. He does his part, but—as observed from a camera gliding calmly over the water—that doesn’t mean his day is exactly demanding. On the way to his fishing nets, he has plenty of time to linger. He plays a tune on a straw, takes a nap in the boat, and cooks himself some fish.
The beautiful shots with hardly any dialogue show an apparently relaxed life, far away from the tyranny of mobile phones. Yet Milad’s life is by no means carefree, and here, too, the threat of drought and pollution looms.
(Text from IDFA website)
Festival History:
IDFA 2020 (Winner of the Kids & Docs Award) Watch Award Ceremony
Visions du reel 2020 (Media library)
DOC NYC 2020 (Official Selection)
New Orleans Film Festival 2020 (Official Selection)
Ajyal Film Festival 2021 (Official Selection)
Jeunesse Tout Courts 2022 (Official Selection)
Director, Cinematographer & Producer: Ako Salemi
Cast: Milad Khorasani
Editor: Mohammad Shirvani
Sound Designer: Hasan Mahdavi
Director's Assistant: Akbar Zaheri
Year of Completion: 2020
Format: Digital 16:9
Country : Iran
Length: 15 minutes
Genre: Short Documentary, No Dialogue
Watch the Movie
On a golden morning, 12-year-old Milad sails out across the Shadegan Wetlands in Khuzestan, a province in southwestern Iran. He skillfully guides his slender boat over vast expanses of water, past untidy villages on the bank and swaying reeds. A dog ambles along the water’s edge, a cock crows in the distance.
Like many locals, Milad and his family depend on the wildlife in and around the water for their livelihood. He does his part, but—as observed from a camera gliding calmly over the water—that doesn’t mean his day is exactly demanding. On the way to his fishing nets, he has plenty of time to linger. He plays a tune on a straw, takes a nap in the boat, and cooks himself some fish.
The beautiful shots with hardly any dialogue show an apparently relaxed life, far away from the tyranny of mobile phones. Yet Milad’s life is by no means carefree, and here, too, the threat of drought and pollution looms.
(Text from IDFA website)
Festival History:
IDFA 2020 (Winner of the Kids & Docs Award) Watch Award Ceremony
Visions du reel 2020 (Media library)
DOC NYC 2020 (Official Selection)
New Orleans Film Festival 2020 (Official Selection)
Ajyal Film Festival 2021 (Official Selection)
Jeunesse Tout Courts 2022 (Official Selection)