2017 FCI spin-off

Old City Hall, Redding (CA)

January 6— January 72017

The Best of Festival Cinema Invisible
The Invisible Cinema of Persian Speaking Communities & Beyond
January 6 – 7, 2017 Old City Hall Redding, CA

Festival Cinema Invisible is pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Redding Chapter of Euprhates Institute and the Shasta County Arts Council to bring the two-day film festival, “The Best of FCI”, to Old City Hall in Redding, California USA January 6th and 7th 2017.

Films will screen on Friday, January 6th from 6 pm-10 pm and on Saturday, January 7th from 12 pm – 10 pm at Old City Hall (1313 Market Street in Redding, CA).

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Friday January 6, 2017
Session 1 // 6:00 pm - 7:20 pm
Time & Space, Twists & Turns
- Timology
  2015, Iran, Vahid Mobasheri - Ali Lavari Monfared
  4 minutes, Short
- Vaghti Az Kenare Ham Migozarim (When We Pass By Each Other)
  2011, Iran, Elika Rezaee
  17 minutes, Short
- Caravan
  2016, Qatar, Suzannah Mirghani
  8 minutes, Short
- Tomorrow After Yesterday
  2014, Iran, Behzad Molud
  13 minutes, Short
- The Night the Earth stopped
  2014, Iran, Pouya Nabbi
  10 minutes, Short
- 4MIN47SECOND TILL...
  2012, Iran, Elika Rezaee
  6 minutes, Short
- Temptation
  2016, Iran, Armin Mahmoudi
  4 minutes, Short
- Six O'Clock
  2016, Iran, Keivan Mohseni
  9 minutes, Short
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Session 2 // 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Women & Gender
- Cirque Shab
  2008, Iran, Majeed Beenteha
  8 minutes, Experimental, Short
- Hijab Made in Iran
  2012, Iran, Omid Ghiyaei
  3 minutes, Short
- Zaina's Cake
  2015, Saudi Arabia, Nada AlMojadedi
  18 minutes, Short
- When the Kid Was a Kid
  2011, Iran, Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
  17 minutes, Short
- Let's Rock
  2016, Morocco, Younes Yousfi
  5 minutes, Short
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Session 3 // 8:40 pm - 10:00 pm
Music in Iran – Before & After the Revolution
- Scorpio
  2010, Iran, Faride Saremi - Omid Hashemlu
  43 minutes, Documentary, Short
- Back Vocal
  2004, Iran, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
  40 minutes, Documentary
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Saturday January 7, 2017
Session 4 // 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Family Friendly
- Autumn Leaves
  2015, Iran, Saman Hosseinpuor
  4 minutes, Short
- One-zero
  2014, Iran, Saman Hosseinpuor
  1 minute, Short
- Hope
  2016, Afghanistan, Canada, Salar Pashtoonyar
  1 minute, Documentary, Short
- The Fan
  2014, Iran, Shirin Sohani
  7 minutes, Animation, Short
- Fish
  2016, Iran, Saman Hosseinpuor
  4 minutes, Short
- Passing
  2015, Iran, Pegah Arzi
  12 minutes, Short
- About Arif
  2016, Turkey, Hasan Kalender
  12 minutes, Short
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Session 5 // 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm
Documenting the Arts
- The Apprentice
  2014, Turkey, Tayfun Belet
  22 minutes, Documentary
- After the Curtain
  2015, Tajikistan, USA, Emelie Mahdavian
  70 minutes, Documentary
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Session 6 // 3:00 pm - 4:20 pm
Animation
- Rabbit Blood
  2015, Turkey, Yagmur Altan
  5 minutes, Animation, Short
- Golden Shot
  2015, Turkey, Gökalp Gönen
  9 minutes, Animation, Short
- Dad's Fragile Doll
  2015, Iran, Ali Zare Ghanat Nowi
  16 minutes, Animation, Short
- Little Thing
  2016, Israel, Or Kantor
  5 minutes, Animation, Short
- The Empty Page
  2016, Iran, Siavash Khodaei
  13 minutes, Animation, Short
- The Suit
  2016, Iran, USA, Moreno Nour
  3 minutes, Animation, Short
- Lilou
  2015, Lebanon, Rawan Rahim
  8 minutes, Animation, Short
- One Thousand And One Teardrops
  2014, Iran, UK, Fateme Ahmadi
  18 minutes, Animation, Short
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Session 7 // 4:30 pm - 6:35 pm
War Stories
- NGO
  2016, Iraq, UK, Dr. Sam Christie
  6 minutes, Documentary, Short
- Land Of The Lost
  2016, Iraq, Kurdistan, Hawraz Mohammed
  11 minutes, Short
- Dyab
  2016, Iraq, Mazin M Sherabayani
  20 minutes, Documentary, Short
- Siege
  2016, Turkey, Thaer Al Shamali (Mahmoud Al Jabaly)
  2 minutes, Documentary, Short
- The Way Home
  2015, Sweden, Begonia Randhav
  13 minutes, Short
- Bare Digar Khaterati Ke Doost Midashtam (Once Again Memories I Loved)
  2011, Iran, Elika Rezaee
  9 minutes, Short
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Session 8: (6:30p-7:50p) // 6:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Visions & Voices
- Zainab
  2016, Egypt, Morad El-Sayed
  19 minutes, Documentary
- 9956
  2016, Qatar, Zaki Hussain
  5 minutes, Short
- Voice of the Valley
  2015, Jordan, Leila Jarman
  51 minutes, Documentary
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Session 9 // 8:05 pm - 9:30 pm
Chasing Che
- Chasing Che
  2009, Iran, Alireza Rofougaran
  78 minutes, Documentary
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Directors

Anahita Ghazvinizadeh

Thaer Al Shamali (Mahmoud Al Jabaly)

Interviews

In Conversation with Vahid Mobasheri

(“Timology”, 2015, Iran, Vahid Mobasheri) How did you learn about FCI film festival? Through your site. Has your experience working for the Iranian Radio & TV helped you as a filmmaker? How? Yes very much. Through acquaintance with equipment and... Read more

In Conversation with Behzad Moloud

(“Tomorrow After Yesterday”, 2014. Iran, Behzad Moloud) What inspired you to make this film? I like making independent films, and I have been always looking for new and different ideas. ‘Tomorrow After Yesterday’ reflects all my experience in... Read more

In Conversation with Keivan Mohseni

(“Six O’clock” 2016, Iran, Keivan Mohseni) What inspired you to make this film? Iranian professional cinema has worked very weakly in this genre. Our aim was to make an action film with a low budget in order to show that […] Read more

In Conversation with Hasan Kalender

(“About Arif“, 2016. Turkey, Hasan Kalender) What inspired you to make this film? When I was a kid, among my friends, I used to feel most close to a kid with Down Syndrome. People with Down Syndrome are not cunning; […] Read more

In Conversation with Dr. Sam Christie

(“NGO“,2016. Iraq/UK, Dr Sam Christie) What inspired you to make this film? I have just returned from a three month stay in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, indeed, I’m officially a resident at the moment and am trying to go […] Read more

In Conversation with Thaer Al Shamali

(“Siege”, 2016, Syria, Thaer Al Shamali) How did you learn about FCI film festival? From Film free Way website It was a beautiful opportunity to learn about your festival It is impressive that you have been able to put so […] Read more

In Conversation with Begonia Randhav

In Conversation with Zaki Hussain

(“9956” 2016, Qatar, Zaki Hussain) What inspired you to make this film? I love to poke fun in conventional screenwriting. I spend a lot of time watching cool mini-documentaries on Vimeo and realized that they have a certain structure. With […] Read more

In Conversation with Leila Jarman

(“Voice of Valley”, 2015. Jordan, Leila Jarman) What inspired you to make this film? I was taking a sort of broad strokes Middle Eastern history class in my senior year of college and wanted to find a more direct and […] Read more

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Program

Friday January 6, 2017

Time & Space, Twists & Turns

Women & Gender

Music in Iran – Before & After the Revolution

Saturday January 7, 2017

Family Friendly

Documenting the Arts

Animation

War Stories

Visions & Voices

Chasing Che

Films

Directors

Interviews