Abolfazl Shakiba, born in 1977, Neyshabour, is an Iranian filmmaker who began his career in the Iranian Cinema in 1996. He has managed to earn level four from the Ministry of Culture And Islamic Guidance. He has completed his filmmaking course under the supervision of Abbas Kiarostami at Karnameh Institute. Shakiba has received an honorary diploma for his film "Beautiful Mind", from the thirty-sixth International Roshd Film Festival amongst many other awards.Abolfazl Shakiba has been a Editor in
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Superficial Humans is about that Opening with a shot of the busy streets of Tehran, the film follows an old man who lives in isolation, in his apartment. He occasionally sits outside his apartment, reflecting on the world around him. He is visited by a woman who provides him with the companionship he clearly needs. In this film Abolfazl Shakiba collaborates with Mehdi Boustani, Mohammad Afarideh, Sara Bahrami, Mohammad Arzhang, Mohammad Hossein Akbari, Akbar Madadimehr, Abouzar Saffarian.
Abolfazl Shakiba has been a Director in some movies:
Expectation Melodies is about that Taking place in a remote village in rural Iran, this minimalistic film depicts the daily lives of young girls in this environment. They go about their daily work, which involves sewing, washing clothes and herding sheep; the film gives a clear sense of the lack of opportunity and proper education within such conditions. Even at school the lessons centre around prayer, and wishing for the cultivation of the land. One girl is dragged home by her angry father from school to get back to the daily grind of work she is locked into. An honest and beautifully shot depiction of the life of young girls living in rural Iran. In this film Abolfazl Shakiba collaborates with Shahed Ahmadloo, Mehdi Azadi, Ebrahim Javaheri, Payam Shams, Nadimeh Sadeghi, Zohreh Latifi.
Abolfazl Shakiba has been a Producer in some movies:
A Beautiful Mind is about that A short documentary about the different sides of living with Down's Syndrome. Hamed has Down's Syndrome, and though it can sometimes be a difficult condition to manage, he is still able to lead a positive and independent life. As he goes about his day to day life and interacts with the people around him, we learn of the complications, and also the joy, that comes from caring for a child with a severe learning disability. In this film Abolfazl Shakiba collaborates with Roohollah Beygi.
The Lesson is about that This film consists of a single shot of a classroom as it undergoes a tumultuous period of history, during the Iran-Iraq war. The Iranian army are shown using the room as a staging area, preparing for the Iraqi invasion. Students are taught lessons on how to operate a Kalashnikov rifle rather than the normal education they may have hoped for. From here, the ebb and flow of the Iranian-Iraqi war is shown, as the classroom changes hands and, eventually, is left desolate. But will the sound of the laughter of children ever return to the classroom? In this film Abolfazl Shakiba collaborates with Mehdi Boustani, Samad Farhang, Abdolreza Savaedi, Shahram Pouraskar.
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