Kamran Shirdel

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Kamran Shirdel (Persian: کامران شیردل‎‎; born 1939 in Tehran) is an Iranian documentarist. He studied architecture and urbanism at the University of Rome and film direction at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia of Rome, graduating in 1964. He worked as an assistant director with John Huston on The Bible before making his diploma film, Gli Specchi (The Mirrors), in Rome. He returned to Iran and started his career in 1965. Shirdel is the founder and director of the Kish International Documentary Film Festival which is held yearly in the January in Kish Island in the Persian Gulf. He is also the managing director of Filmgrafic Co. Kamran Shirdel was appointed as IL CAVALIERE Della Republica Italiana and received the Medals of LA STELLA DELLA SOLIDARIETA' ITALIANA in a ceremony held in Farmanieh Palace in Tehran on May 2010.

Most Popular Kamran Shirdel Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

The Shoga (Glass and Gas) Company Trailer (1990)

07 September 1990

"I have not been very active as a social filmmaker anymore after the revolution, though I had great plans and projects at the start of the revolution! So far I have made many so-called commissioned industrial films for national oil, gas, and steel companies as well as for government ministries, in which I tried to bring the films as close as possible to my taste and to my way of thinking and make the films' sponsors to see the world from content and formal viewpoints.

Women's Quarter Trailer (1966)

02 January 1966

The film shows the life of prostitutes in Tehran's city brothels, an area known as Shahre Now. The film closely follows a number of women and communicates how the burden of social constraints led them to surrender in the face of their common fate.

Tehran Is the Capital of Iran Trailer (1966)

31 March 1966

Tehran Is the Capital of Iran (1966-79) documents life in a deprived district in the south of Tehran.

Gas, Fire, Wind Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Solitude Opus 1 Trailer (2002)

20 November 2002

Waiting for Godot on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, an island where decay and luxury life are neighbours.

Cradle of Sun Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

Cradle of Sun

Pearls of the Persian Gulf: Dubai 1975 Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Mobarakeh Steel Complex Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

Mobarakeh Steel Complex

Paykan Trailer (1969)

20 November 1969

Short documentary about the Paykan automobile assembly-line

Genaveh Project Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

Genaveh Project

The Mirrors Trailer (1964)

14 May 1964

Kamran Shirdel's 1964 diploma film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia of Rome unfolds in an urban apartment with a despondent man, who appears to be an artist or a writer, contemplating his existence through mirrors set about the room.

Wagon Pars Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Shirdel made a fertile production of highly praised industrial and educational films. "Wagon Pars" is a fine example of his industrial documentaries.

Waiting Trailer (1974)

01 April 1974

A dialogue-free film that follows a boy in southern Iran whose daily chore is bringing an elegant glass bowl to get filled with ice, and then returning home.

Therefore Hangs a Tale Trailer (1977)

07 April 1977

The film's story is about a school that is expecting the arrival of an inspector, and everyone is anxious about the inspector’s visit.

The Morning of the Fourth Day Trailer (1973)

31 January 1973

A free adaptation from Godard's Breathless that follows Amir, a foul guy who has killed a man in Abadan.

Women's Prison Trailer (1965)

01 April 1965

The film recounts the life of the prisoners and the problems their families encounter in their struggle to survive.

The Night It Rained Trailer (1967)

31 December 1967

Initially banned for seven years, the film treats the questionable and controversial newspaper story of a heroic village boy who prevented a train disaster as an antiauthoritarian, Rashomon-like puzzle.

A Look at Bonyad-e Mostazafan Industries Trailer (1989)

29 May 1989

Bonyad-e Mostazafan (Mostazafan Foundation) is an Iranian para-state conglomerate of companies from across the spectrum of industries, including finance, media, food, agriculture, energy, tourism, construction, and mining.

Silver Canvas Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

The documentary deals with the art of silversmithing.