This author-driven documentary starts with the personal story of Mina, the director of the film. She unveils a family secret by telling the story of her grandmother, a woman she never met who died under mysterious circumstances. Her personal story and other women who share their experiences shows how Iran’s patriarchal system instils fear in women in public spaces and in the home.
We are so very happy that Mina Keshavarz’s new film THE ART OF LIVING IN DANGER is selected for IDFA 2020. The film is being shown at Sheffield Doc/Fest and Busan International Film Festival this October.
Mina Keshavarz’s film THE ART OF LIVING IN DANGER about domestic violence in Iran was selected by Busan International Film Festival for its documentary competition. The festival will start in October.
A journey into the heart of yoga.
An artist couple from Tehran has made it their mission to revitalise the traditional Iranian art of weaving to save Persian patterns from being forgotten. A journey through the history and art of silk production in Iran, from silkworm cocoon to finished woven fabric – a living testimony to Iran’s cultural diversity.
ME/CFS is a debilitating condition that affects millions of people throughout the world. And yet little research has been carried out into the disease to date. Recently, things have started happening – because the long-term effects of Covid-19 are similar to the typical symptoms of ME/CFS. Scientists are now trying to get to the bottom of this mysterious disease.
Director Mina Keshavarz’s wins the Mecenant Award for THE ART OF LIVING IN DANGER at Busan International Film Festival. The BIFF Mecenant Award is given to best Korean and Asien documentary film directors. Congratulations!
Mina’s new film THE ART OF LIVING IN DANGER (2020) was supported by the Filmstiftung NRW and Hot Docs International CrossCurrent Theatrical Fund. It also received the Best Pitch Award at MipDoc 2017 in Cannes and will have its world premiere at the Sheffield Doc/Fest in October 2020…
mRNA vaccines are the beacon of hope in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. But their potential goes far beyond this. Over 150 different mRNA-based therapies and vaccines are currently being developed around the world. But what is the true potential of mRNA technology? Where are the risks? Is mRNA technology the new game-changer in medicine – or is it just hype?
What is consciousness? Is it in all living beings? Why are we predisposed for mystical experience? And what happens when we die? AWARE follows six brilliant researchers approaching the mystery from radically different perspectives, opening as a science film but emerging beyond the explicable.
In a digitalised world, multitasking is considered a major challenge and for many even unavoidable. The film takes a scientific look at the myth about effective multitasking and exposes it as a major misconception: humans can multitask only to a limited extent.
The story of a rural Jewish family in Germany that was torn apart, its members forced into hard labour, deported and finally murdered. We trace the steps of their destruction, from mere harassment to crimes beyond comprehension. The film takes us to where the Holocaust unfolded: Auschwitz as well as Kaunas and Treblinka.
