No Land's Song
In Iran, since the revolution of 1979, women are no longer allowed to
sing in public as soloists – at least in front of a male audience. Defying censorship and taboos, the young composer Sara
Najafi is determined to organize an official concert for solo female singers. In order to support their fight, Sara and the
Iranian singers, Parvin Namazi and Sayeh Sodeyfi, invite three female singers from Paris – Elise Caron, Jeanne Cherhal, and
Emel Mathlouthi – to join them in Tehran and collaborate on their musical project, re-opening a musical bridge between France
and Iran. Not only do they succeed in singing side-by-side in front of a mixed audience, but they also open a door towards
new freedom in Iran.
Director's Biography
Ayat Najafi, born in 1976, is an Iranian interdisciplinary
artist and filmmaker. Najafi lives in Tehran and Berlin, Germany, where his theater productions have been staged to great
acclaim. FOOTBALL UNDER COVER, the feature documentary he co-directed with David Assmann, was awarded twice at the Berlin
International Film Festival in 2008 and received the Prix Europa Iris the year after. No Land’s Song has been screened and
awarded internationally. // Films (selection): FOOTBALL UNDER COVER (co-directed by David Assmann, 2008, doc), NO LAND'S SONG
(2014, doc)
Competition Documentary 2015
Ayat Najafi
Germany / France
2014
color
93 minutes
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay
Ayat Najafi
Cinematography
Koohyar Kalari, Sarah Blum
Editing
Julia Wiedwald, Schokofeh Kamiz
Sound/Sounddesign
Sasan Nakhai, Dana Farzanehpour, Julien Brossier
With
Sara Najafi, Parvin Namazi, Sayeh Sodeyfi, Elise Caron, Jeanne Cherhal, Emel Mathlouthi
Producer(s) Gunter Hanfgarn (HANFGARN & UFER) KoproduzentInnen / Co-Producers
Rouven Rech, Teresa Renn (Torero Film), Anne Grange (CHAZ Productions) Koproduktion / Co-Production Torero Film, Germany (DE),
CHAZ Productions (FR)
Production
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