We Are Half of Iran’s Population
We Are Half of Iran’s Population
Documentary, Color, Video, 4:3, 47 min, 2009, Iran

Synopsis

The Women Rights Activists of Iran, consisting of a vast spectrum with different points of view from religious to secular and ordinary women, pose their questions to the 10th presidential candidates of Iran and three of them discuss their opinions after watching the film. But Ahmadinejad is not willing to take part in the film or to respond. By the time the film is ready three of the individuals who have taken part in the film land in prison during the post election massive detentions. This film assists understanding the actual situation of Iran.

We Are Half of Iran’s Population

Cast & Crew

  • Director :Rakhshan Banietemad
  • Photography :Reza Teimoori
  • Editor :Reza Bahrami Nezhad
  • Sound Recording :Yadollahe Najafi
  • Sound Mix :Amir-Hossein Ghasemi
  • Music :Selection (Philip Glass)
  • Assistant Director :Mahnaz Mohammadi
  • Executive Producer :Mahnaz Mohammadi
  • Producer :Rakhshan Banietemad
We Are Half of Iran’s Population
We Are Half of Iran’s Population

Festivals

  1. ASIATICAFILMMEDIALE (31Oct. – 7 Nov. 2009 / Italy)
  2. The WIFTS Foundation (29  Nov. – 4 Dec. 2009 / USA) Winner of the Int’l Visionary Award
  3. Fribourg Int’l Film Festival (13 – 20 March 2010 / Switzerland)
  4. Walker Art Centre (24 April 2010 / USA)
  5. Cinematheque francaise-Museum of Cinema in Paris (13 June 2010 / France)
  6. Tricycle Theatre, Cinema & / Gallery (26 June 2010 / UK)
  7. University of British Columbia ( 17 June 2010 / Canada)
  8. DMZ DOCS – Korean Int’l Documentary Festival (9–13Sept. 2010 /South Korea)
  9. Rio De Janeiro Int’l Film Festival (23 Sept. – 7 Oct. 2010 / Brazil)
  10. Mumbai Film Festival (21- 28 Oct. 2010 / India)
  11. Denver Int’l Film Festival (3 – 14 Nov. 2010 / USA)
  12. Hong Kong Independent Film Festival (13 – 28 Nov. 2010 / Hong Kong)
  13. Women Terre Des Femmes F.F. (18 – 24 Nov. 2010 / Germany)
  14. Tertio Millennio Film Festival (7 – 12 Dec. 2010 / Italy)
  15. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (15 & 16 Jan. 2010 / USA)
  16. UCLA Film & Television Archive (7 Feb. 2011 / USA)
  17. Int’l Social Communication Cinema Conference & ROOPKALA KENDRO (15 – 21 Feb. 2011 / India)
  18. Museum of Fine Arts, Washington DC (27 Feb. 2011 / USA)
  19. Int’l Female Film Festival Malmo (6-7 April 2011 / Sweden)
  20. Taipei Film House (19 Aug. – 9 Sept.2011 / Taiwan)
  21. Irish Film Institute (Oct. 25th 2011 / Ireland)

Photos

Rakhshan Banietemad

DIRECTOR’S Statement