TEHRAN-Two documentaries from Iran are present at the 6th International Heritage Film Festival in Évora, Portugal.

“Into Zephyr” co-directed by Amin Nazari and Seyed Morteza Sabzeghaba and “Farrash” by Mohammad Mehdi Fekriyan are the two Iranian documentaries participating in the Documentaries section of the festival, IRNA reported.

“Into Zephyr” focuses on the remote village of Tange Dez in northern Dezful, Khuzestan Province. The village lacks basic living facilities and can only be accessed by crossing the salty river.  

The film has previously won awards at the 2nd Varsity International Film Festival in Africa and the 1st Bioscope Global Film Festival in India. It was also nominated for Best Film at the 6th Three Acts of Goodness Micro Film Festival in China.

“Farrash” is a short poetic documentary with an interesting and musical look at making carpets in Iran.

Established in 2016, the International Heritage Film Festival aims to promote cultural heritage through various media, with a focus on cinema. The festival showcases anthropological films that highlight the material and immaterial heritage, customs, education, architecture, and the sustainability of communities.

The festival projects cinema in emblematic architectural spaces, preferably outdoors, and with debates with its authors, promoting dialogue and international collaborations.

On the one hand, it aims to encourage sustainability linked to communities and promote a reinterpretation of what can be valued as cultural heritage, emphasizing the importance of heritage education.  It also seeks to encourage new ways of transferring knowledge, encouraging intercultural dialogue, and giving way to international scientific collaboration through partnerships.

This year’s edition of the festival runs from June 16 to September 30 in Évora, Portugal.

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