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Starless Dreams
Film poster
Directed byMehrdad Oskouei
Written byMehrdad Oskouei
Produced byMehrdad Oskouei, Oskouei Film Production
CinematographyMohammad Hadadi
Edited byAmir Adibparvar
Music byAfshin Azizi
Distributed byCinema Guild
Release date
  • February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
Running time
76min
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

Starless Dreams is a 2016 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei.[1]

Festivals

  • 66th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlinale-Generation 14plus, Germany. February 11-21, 2016.[2]
  • 13th True/False Film Festival, Columbia, Missouri, USA. March 3-6, 2016.[3]
  • 17th Tempo Documentary Festival, Stockholm, Sweden. March 7-13, 2016.[4]

« TOP DOCS » Non Competitive Festival

  • 18th One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic. March 7-16, 2016.[5]
  • Griffin 7, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusett, USA. March 8, 2016.
  • 18th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Greece. March 11-20, 2016.[6]
  • Ambulante Documentary Film Festival, Mexico. March 31-June 2, 2016.
  • Middle East Now Festival, Florence, Italy. April 5-10, 2016.[7]
  • 19th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, North Carolina, USA. April 7-10, 2016.[8]
  • Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival, Toronto, Canada. April 28-May 8, 2016.[9]
  • 31st International Documentary Film Festival (DOK.fest), Munich, Germany.[10]

Mai 5 – 15, 2016. Competition section « DOK.horizonte ».

  • 13th International Documentary Film Festival CRONOGRAF, Chisinau, R. of Moldova.

May 12 – 18, 2016.Competition section.

  • 3rd Köln Iranian Film Festival, Germany. May 26-29, 2016.
  • 4th Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children & Youth, Warsaw, Poland. June 1-12, 2016.
  • Cinema at the Deutsches Filmmuseum Frankfurt, Germany. Screening dates: June 4 and 5, 2016
  • 39th Norwegian Short Film Festival / ‘International feature documentary Programme’ Grimstad, Norway. June 8- 12, 2016.
  • New York Human Rights Watch Film Festival, USA. June 10-19, 2016.
  • ‘New Directors, New Films’ Festival, Espinho, Portugal. June 20-27, 2016. Golden Lynx Competition section
  • 65h Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia. July 28-Auguest 14, 2016.
  • DokuFest PRIZREN, KOSOVA. August 5-13, 2016. Human Rights Competition section
  • The Dokfilmwoche in the fsk Kino and Sputnik Kino in Berlin, Germany.

Screening dates: September 1st and September 7th, 2016.

  • Bergen International Film Festival, Norway. September 20-28, 2016. “Checkpoints” competition.
  • 12th Zurich Film Festival, Switzerland. September 22-October 2, 2016. « Border Lines » section.
  • XXVI Message to Man International Film Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

September 23-30, 2016. « International Competition » section.

  • 60th BFI London Film Festival, UK. October 5-16, 2016. « Competition – Grierson »
  • 25th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Arkansas, USA. October 7-16, 2016.[11]

Competition section

  • Antenna Documentary Festival, Sydney, Australia. October 11-16, 2016.[12]

Competition

  • Inconvenient Films festival, Lithuani, Vilnius. October 13-23, 2016.
  • 31st Unabhaengiges FilmFest Osnabrueck, Germany. October 19-23, 2016.

« Children Rights Competition » section

  • Festival des Libertés, Bruxelles, Belgique. October 20-29, 2016.
  • 14th Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia, Mexico. October 21-30, 2016.

Program « Year of Germany in Mexico 2016/2017″.

  • 35th Jean Rouch International Film Festival, Paris, France. November 5-December 11, 2016.

Screening date: Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 14h00

  • 21ème Rencontres du Cinema Documentaire, Cinéma Le Méliès à Montreuil, France

Screening date: November 5, 2016.

  • MOVE IT! Film Festival, Dresden, Germany. November 8-13, 2016.[13]
  • 29th exground filmfest, Wiesbaden, Germany. November 11-20, 2016.
  • 20th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia. November 11-27, 2016.
  • 3rd Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival, Australia. November 23-December 4, 2016.
  • Women’s Worlds Film Festival by the Human Rights Organisation for Women TERRE DES FEMMES, Tuebingen, Germany. November 23-30, 2016.

Awards

  • Winner of Amnesty International Film Prize at the 66th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlinale-Generation 14plus, Germany, 2016.
  • Winner of True Vision Award for Mehrdad Oskouei at the 13th True/False Film Festival, Columbia, Missouri, USA, 2016.
  • Winner of The Reva and David Logan Grand Jury Award
  • Winner of The Full Frame Inspiration Award

at the 19th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, North Carolina, USA, 2016.[14]

  • Winner of Best Photography Award
  • Winner of Women Special Prize
  • Winner of Grand Prix

at the 13th International Documentary Film Festival CRONOGRAF, Chisinau, R. of Moldova, 2016.

  • Winner of Special Mention Youth’s Jury Award

at the 4th Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children&Youth, Warsaw, Poland, 2016.

  • Winner of Honorable Mention
  • Winner of Cineuropa Audience Award

at the ‘New Directors, New Films’ Festival, Espinho, Portugal.

  • Winner of Special Mention Human Rights Award at DokuFest Prizren, Kosova, 2016.
  • Winner of Full-length Documentary Film Award at the 26th International Film Festival Message to Man, Russia, 2016.
  • Winner of The Grierson Prize for Best Documentary Feature at the 60th BFI London Film Festival, UK, 2016.[15]
  • Winner of Best International Documentary at 25th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Arkansas, USA, 2016.
  • Winner of Special Jury Award at Antenna Documentary Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2016
  • Winner of Best Film – Young Jury Award at the 31st Unabhaengiges FilmFest Osnabrueck, Germany, 2016.
  • Winner of Prix Smart at ‘Festival des Libertés’, Bruxelles, Belgique, 2016.
  • Winner of Pare Lorentz Award by the 32nd International Documentary Association (IDA), 2016

The Pare Lorentz Award recognizes films that demonstrate exemplary filmmaking while focusing on the appropriate use of the natural environment, justice for all and the illumination of pressing social problems.

  • 32nd Annual IDA Documentary Awards takes place on Friday December 9, 2016 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, USA.
  • Winner of Grand Prix Nanook – Jean Rouch at the 35th Jean Rouch IFF, Paris, France.
  • Winner of Best film at the 12th move it Internationale Filmfestival, Dresdener, Germany, 2016.[13]
  • Winner of best feature documentary at the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC), Australia, 2016[16]

Reviews

Scott Tobias of Variety said, "Oskouei is given a window into homes where, as one subject puts it, “pain drips from the walls,” but “Starless Dreams” isn’t a cavalcade of misery. With confinement comes safety, and with a roomful of like-aged girls from common backgrounds, the rare opportunity for friendship and fun."[17]

Leigh Kolb of Bitch Media said, "Oskouei’s style as a documentarian would seem invasive if it weren’t so empathetic. His voice is present and strong, and he asks the girls probing questions: about their crimes, about their histories, and about their hopes."[18]

References

  1. ^ "Starless Dreams - Mehr News Agency". En.mehrnews.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ^ "| Berlinale |". Berlinale.de. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. ^ "True/False Film Fest". Truefalse.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Tempo dokumentärfestival". Tempofestival.se. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. ^ "One World 2016". Oneworld.cz. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. ^ "TDF19 - Splash". Tdf.filmfestival.gr. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  7. ^ Ruta, Roberto. "HOMEPAGE - Middle East Now Festival". Middleastnow.it. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Frame Documentary Film Festival | Home of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival". Fullframefest.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Hot Docs Industry - Hot Docs". Hotdocs.ca. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. ^ "DOK.fest München". Dokfest-muenchen.de. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  11. ^ "25th Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival: Starless Dreams". 25thannualhotspringsdocumen2016.sched.org. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Starless Dreams - with Q&A | Antenna Documentary Film Festival". Tix.antennafestival.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  13. ^ a b "MOVE IT! Filmfestival: Starless Dreams (OV) Dresden - alle Spielzeiten für diesen Film". Kinofans.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Full Frame Documentary Film Festival | Home of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival". Fullframefest.org. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  15. ^ "60th BFI London Film Festival announces 2016 awards winners". BFI. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  16. ^ http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/408577/Starless-Dreams-wins-APSA-best-doc-award
  17. ^ Tobias, Scott (8 March 2016). "'Starless Dreams' Review: An Extraordinary Look at a Girls' Juvenile Detention Center in Iran". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  18. ^ Kolb, Leigh (25 May 2016). "New Documentary "Starless Dreams" Looks at the Lives of Teen Girls in an Iranian Jail". Bitch Media. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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