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Voices of Bam

Year
2006
Country
The Netherlands
Duration
90’’
Director
Aliona van der Horst

Ever since the earthquake of December 2003, Bam in Southern Iran has been nothing but rubble and ruin. Not only have its walls crumbled, exposing kitchens and courtyards, but the hearts of its people appear to have fallen open too. The film also touches upon the relationship between men and women in Iran and their relationship to God. Above all, Voices of Bam is an ode to the indefatigable life-force embodied by the people of this town.

Production and Sales
Zeppers Film+TV, Ruysdaelkade 223 BG, 1072 AW Amsterdam, 020-6758594
Awards
2006 – Amnesty Award, Honorable Mention at CPH:DOX; 2006 – Special Jury Award, Best New Documentary Filmmaker at Tribeca Film Festival
Director
Aliona van der Horst

This Dutch/Russian director has made five documentaries which have won international awards. She studied Russian literature at Amsterdam University and directing at the Dutch Film Academy. She began her career in 1997 with the much-acclaimed documentary The Lady with the White Hat, and since then has received multiple awards for her films, including the Jan Kassies award for the poetic touch in her films.

Selected Filmography

The Lady with the White Hat (1997), After the spring of ’68 (2001), The Hermitage Dwellers (2004), Voices of Bam (2006), Boris Ryzhy (2008), Water Children (2011)

Cinema House, Blue Hall
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Q&A with director
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Boris Ryzhy
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Boris Ryzhy
Year
2008
Country
The Netherlands
Director
Aliona van der Horst
Duration
59’’
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The Hermitage Dwellers
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The Hermitage Dwellers
Year
2006
Country
The Netherlands
Director
Aliona van der Horst
Duration
75’’
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The Dissident and the General
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The Dissident and the General
Year
1998
Country
The Netherlands
Director
Aliona van der Horst
Duration
15’’
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