Infidels (Koffar)
The Godars are nomadic gypsies who migrated from India to Iran. Their original religion, Animism, was based on the belief that natural objects and phenomena possess lives and souls. During the Islamic Revolution they were forced to convert, and although they are now officially Shiite Muslims, they are still outcasts and considered infidels. Infidels recounts the four ways that the Godars make their living: dancing, acting, hunting and music, and showcases their dedication to preserving their art and age-old rituals.
Director Bahman Kiarostami will be a guest of the Festival
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Meet The Filmmaker Session
Facilitated by the Australian Film Television & Radio School, there will be the opportunity to talk with Director Bahman Kiarostami (Iran) in a Q&A session in the cinema immediately following the screening of this on Monday 21 February at 12:15 PM at Mercury Cinema
When
12:15 PM Monday, 21 February
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Greater Union - Cinema 2
Ticket Price
Full price $14
Industry $12
SPU Concession $10
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General DocumentariesAbout Infidels
40 minutesDV Cam
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Festivals
Rotterdam 2004Iran Under the Skin, Barcelona 2004
Amines 2004
Kish, Iran 2004
Nantes, France 2004
About the Director
Bahman Kiarostami
Bahman Kiarostami was born in Tehran in 1978 and has worked with his father Abbas on several films, for instance as editor of Ten (2002). He started his work as an assistant director in 1996 and made his first film, Morteza Momayez: Father of Iranian Contemporary Graphic Design, in the same year. Shown at international film festivals in Iran and abroad, his subsequent films have focused primarily on art and music, often touching on religious themes as well.
Filmography
Two Bows (2004)Pilgrimage (2004)
Infidels (2003)
Shoosh (2002)
Leech (2002)
Tabaki (2001)
Noor (2001)
The Project (1998)
Journey to the Land of the Traveller (1997)
Morteza Momayez: Father of Iranian Contemporary Graphic Design (1996)