Meels and Felts

Directed by: Leila Khalilzadeh
Length: 21 minutes
Category: Documentary
Country: Iran
Year of production: 2015
Screened in: 2017 Festival Cinema Invisible

Synopsis

Welcome to the daily routine of Akbar Pir Ahmadi, one of the few masters of felt-making in Shiraz, Iran. He balances the intensely physical process of felting with Zurkhaneh (traditional Persian gymnastics).