MARTYR CHILD
Short
Director: Davood Ghapanvari
Cast:
Zahra Samaie
Fatemeh Ghapanvari
Script: Zahra Samaie
Image: Davood Ghapanvari
Sound: Mohammed Esmaili
Location: Iran, Nahavand
Co-productions: Sarina Films
Distribution: Overlap Films
Links: ShortFilmWire – UniFrance – IMDB
Year: 2021
Language: Persian (English subtitled)
Genre: Fiction / Documentary
Duration: 7 min
Shooting Format: Digital
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Country of Production: France – Iran
Director’s Biography
Born in 1975 in Nahavand in Iran, with a Master of Arts Research from Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Davood Ghapanvari started his film career after taking film classes at the Iranian Youth Cinema Society. Since 2006, he has worked as a speaker and consultant for documentary filmmaking. His interventions have resulted in the production of ten documentaries.
Director’s Filmography
– Special Jury Prize, short film To To, Dezful Film Festival – 2009
– Special jury prize, documentary So quickly it will be too late, Abadan Festival – 2010
– Special Jury Prize, documentary Larger than the sky, Sanandaj Kosalan Festival – 2011
– Best script award, Ghirshman, the looter of Iran, Khorramabad Aflak Film Festival – 2012
Photo festival jury (ninth camera lens selection) – 2012
Participation in many national and international festivals
Consultant for the production of dozens of documentaries and feature films