Koffar (Infidel)

1998
Tarh (The Project) was the visual screenplay for the film Taste of Cherry.

2001
Tabaki is a documentary about professional mourners in Iran. It not only presents an uncanny view of a peculiar ancient profession within a religious society, but is an insightful portrait of the society itself.

Noor (The Light), which was produced by Arte Channel, France, focuses on the Baroque and Gregorian music that is performed in Armenian churches of Iran.

2002
I saw Shoosh is based on a poem by Mehdi Akhavan-Sales. It compares the ancient city of Shoosh, Iran, formerly a gateway of civilization, to the modern Shoosh, an impoverished city without character.

Leech is an autobiographical film that explores the relationship between a father and his son. It is made in three episodes, separated by five-year intervals.

2003
Infidels is about the Godars-Artist-Gypsies living in Northern Iran. The film recounts the four ways which the Godars make their living: dancing, acting, hunting and music, and showcases their dedication to preserve their art and age-old rituals. In this film, the Godars, sing songs, play music, and tell the ancient tales of their heritage which often deal with their problems with God.

2004
Pilgrimage is a film about Iranian pilgrims risking their lives to cross the Iran-Iraq border illegally to visit the holy shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq.

Kamancheh seeks to celebrate and preserve the unique and beautiful music of the kamancheh. It explores the lives, work, and aspirations of Iranian musicians who have devoted themselves to this distinctive and challenging instrument.

Two Bows takes as in-depth look at two musicians with radically different lives and approaches. The film facilitates a discourse between modern and traditional points of view and inevitably touches on the complex issues of cultural identity confronting Iranians today.

2006
Persian Garden goes behind the scene and into the studios and workshops of renowned artists such as Abbas Kiarostami, Parviz Tanavoli, Farideh Lashai, Farshid Mesghali and Dariush Mehrjui, while they are preparing for the Persian Garden exhibition at Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art.