Jafar Najafi
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Jafar Najafi | |
|---|---|
| Add a Photo 79th Venice International Film Festival 2022 | |
| Born | 20 February 1987 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | Film Director |
| Years active | 2016 - Present |
| Known for | Asho (2019)
Makeup Artist (2021) Alone (2022) |
| Awards | Asho (2019) Makeup Artist (2021) |
| Website | http://www.jafarnajafi.com |
Jafar Najafi (Persian/Farsi: جعفر نجفی) is an Iranian filmmaker born in 1987 in Kouhrang, Iran.[1]
His poetic documentary films focus on child marriage and women’s rights. Coming from a small village where he witnessed the burden of tradition on his own family members, he uses his storytelling to expose awkward truths that still persist. One of twelve children from a mother who was married at the tender age of eleven, he casts his gentle gaze on the still common practice of child marriage that continues to rob young girls and boys of their innocence and their unrecognized right to self-determination.
He is able to capture these intimate real life images because he is filming his own people who accept him and his camera with ambivalence.
Filmography
ASHO (2019, 30 min / Color / Iran)[2]
Asho is the story of a shepherd boy whose first love is acting. Between herding sheep and teasing his cousin, Pari, to whom he was betrothed at her birth, he is a serious movie buff. On his cracked tablet, he has watched countless films and has an opinion on who deserves an Oscar and who doesn’t. He aspires to be Jonny Depp and is in love with Emma Stone, but is still possessive of his future bride Pari and doesn’t want her to be caught on camera. Until he makes it to Hollywood, the stunning landscape, his bewildered family and his sheep, named after famous people, are the audience for his big ambitions. (2019; 30 minutes)
Makeup Artist (2021, 76 min / Color / Iran)[3]
A young woman from a small village marries a wealthy shepherd who is enchanted by her colorful appearance. She is an aspiring make-up artist and plans to go to university to study. He had promised to support her career but once they have a child, he changes his mind. He threatens to marry another woman to care for their child if she leaves to study. She decides to choose her husband's second wife who will also be her son's stepmother. (2021; 76 minutes)
ALONE (2022, 61 min / color / iran)[4]
After the death of his father, 14 year old Amir finds himself at the head of his family in a small mountain village. Despite his tender age, local tradition recognizes him as the decision-maker for his mother and his 11 year old twin sisters. After his older sister dies, her husband wants to marry one of the twins. Exerting his power, young Amir struggles to protect them from an outdated tradition that robs girls of their childhood. (2022; 61 minutes)
Awards, Nominations & Festival Screened
Awards, Nominations & Festival Screened | |
|---|---|
Asho2019 30min Documentary |
Amiens International Film Festival 2020[5] |
| Winner | |
| Nominee
Best Short Documentary | |
| Cinema Vérité Iran International Documentary Film Festival 2019[5] | |
| Winner
Best Documentary Short International Competition | |
| EBS International Documentary Festival 2020[5] | |
| Nominee
Grand Prix Asian Shorts | |
| Fribourg International Film Festival 2020[5] | |
| Winner
International Short Film Competition | |
| IDFA 2019[5][6] | |
| Winner
IDFA Competition for Kids & Docs Best documentary | |
| Leipzig DOK Festival 2019[5][7] | |
| Winner | |
| Lessinia Film Festival 2020[5] | |
| Winner
Best Film | |
| London Film Festival 2020[5] | |
| Nominee
Best Short Film | |
| Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 2020[5][8] | |
| Winner
Awards of Kids and Docs Best Documentary Short Film | |
| É Tudo Verdade 2020[5] | |
| Nominee
Best Film Best Short Film | |
| Makeup Artist[9]
2021 1h 16m Documentary |
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2021 |
| Winner
FIPRESCI Prize IDFA Competition for First Appearance | |
| Cinema Vérité Iran International Documentary Film Festival 2021 | |
| Winner
Festival Prize Best Feature Film | |
| EBS International Documentary Festival 2022 | |
| Winner
Audience Award International Competition | |
| IDFA 2021 | |
| Nominee
IDFA Competition for First Appearance Best Film | |
| MDOC - Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival 2022 | |
| Nominee
Jean Loup Passek Award Best Internaional Feature Length Film | |
| Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021 | |
| Winner
Award of Excellence Nominee Ogawa Shinsuke Prize | |
| Alone[10]
2022 1h 1m Documentary |
Black Movie Film Festival 2023[11] |
| Nominee
Young Adults Jury Award Best Film | |
| Munich International Documentary Festival (DOK.fest) 2023[11] | |
| Nominee
SOS-Kinderdörfer Award Best Film | |
| LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA[12][13] | |
| Screened | |
References
- ↑ "Jafar Najafi". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ↑ Asho (Short 2019) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-20
- ↑ Makeup Artist (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-20
- ↑ Alone (2022) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-20
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Asho - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-20
- ↑ www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, Asho (2019) - Jafar Najafi | IDFA, retrieved 2023-04-21
- ↑ "Asho · DOK Leipzig". DOK Leipzig. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ admin (2021-12-27). "Άσο". Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου Ολυμπίας για παιδιά και νέους. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15676312/awards/?ref_=tt_awd
- ↑ Alone - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-20
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Alone (2022) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-04-19
- ↑ "Biennale Cinema 2022 | Alone". La Biennale di Venezia.
- ↑ "ALONE". Giornate degli Autori. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
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