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Mullah’s Daughter

Co-director and Producer: Hassan Solhjou and Mahdieh Mirhabibi

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 75: 00 ''

Year of Production: 2019

A production for TFC

Mahdieh is the daughter of a Mullah (Imam) in Iran. The conflict between the father and the daughter is obvious and she is planning to flee the country with her boyfriend but this decision is not easy.

Persian New Yorker Stories

Director and Producer: Hassan Solhjou

Genre: Documentary

Duration : 76: 00 ''

Year of production: 2016

A Production for BBC

A group of Iranians, who are living in the USA, are trying to organize a big Parade in Manhattan to represent their identity, but it is a very big challenge for them. A rug washer, a chef, a nurse Mom, a joker, a couple of young Persian dancers and a Persian Jewish old tailor are having a race against time to make the big colourful parade works. While the second generation of these immigrants, do not see the point in sticking to their parents' culture and traditions and want to be more American.

Image Latente

Director and Producer: Hassan Solhjou

Genre: Documentary

Duration : 55: 00 ''

Year of production: 2013

A Production for BBC

Image Latente is about one of the most important and unknown Iranian leading and avant-garde filmmakers, Parviz Kimyavi. The film, although not detailed in the filmmaker's personal past but takes us to his home, accompanies him through Paris, telling the story of the filmmaker's love and passion at various points in his life. The film enjoys filming and editing at the service of the subject and tells its story smoothly. Waiting Image” was made in year 2 with a small budget and a short time frame.

Daddy’s school

Director and Producer: Hassan Solhjou

Genre: Documentary

Duration : 75: 00 ''

Year of production: 2014

A Production for BBC

It is a story of a unique family in the world; A documentary on how a former political imprisoned revolutionary in a religious closed society like Iran, turned his house in to an open Film School and pave to way for his family to become world class film maker and top International award winners, including Cannes Venice, Berlin, San Sebastian, Locarno and many. Daddy's School won the Best Documentary from Amsterdam Film Festival 2019.

Winner of Best Documentary from Amsterdam Film Festival 2015.


Simin, resident of wandering land

Director and Producer: Hassan Solhjou

Genre: Documentary

Duration : 59: 00 ''

Year of production: 2012

A Production for BBC

Simin Daneshvar was an Iranian pioneering novelist who lived nearly for a century and under three different political regimes. She and her husband (Jalal Al Ahamd), have been regarded as ”Iranian Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sartre". But they had a very different fate. Simin’s life is a mirror of what has happened to Iranian women through the century, from unveiling the hijab and playing important roles in the society to imposing hijab and staying at home in Islamic regime. This film is looking at her life through the history of the women movement in Iran.

Throw a stone into the water

Director and Producer: Hassan Solhjou

Genre: Documentary

Duration : 55 00 ''

Year of production: 2011

A Production for BBC

A veteran Iranian Film maker, Bahman Farmanara, has been banned to make films in Iran, in protest against censorship he is coming abroad and is trying to find money to make his new film out of the country .But finding sponsors in Cinema is not as it used to be.

The birds I've dreamed of

Director and Producer: Hassan Solhjou

Genre: Documentary

Duration : 55 00 ''

Year of production: 2010

A Production for BBC

An Iranian musician is trying record his new symphony in Bratislava. At the same time antigovernment protest is happening in Iran. He is expecting to receive his music sheets and notes from Iran. But due to political situation inside the country it is not possible ... Five characters are searching their connection to homeland (Iran) through music and art.

Is search of a healer

Director and Producer: Hassan Solhjou

Genre: Documentary

Duration : 30: 00 ''

Year of production: 2007

A Production for TFC

Fatima, A 9 years old girl from a religious family in a remote village in west of Iran, claims that God has given her healing power. Thousands of people from around the country are coming to the village to get cured. Nasrin who is 16 years girl with Leukemia, is one of them. Does she gets what she needs from Fatima?

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Fish Talking

Director and Producer: Hassan Solhjou

Genre: Fiction

Duration : 15: 00 ''

Year of production: 2006

A Production for TFC

Simon is about become a teenager. he is experiencing love . But he doesn't know how to express his love to his very attractive Sally. Sally is a young child minder. Simon is trying to find a way to tell her that he is in love with him.

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Winner oF Best film in New York International Film Festival

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