About this project
Awaiting the Sunrise
The refugee is an international phenomenon in our era. Everyday more people leave their countries in which they are faced with dictatorship, poverty and discrimination. Iran is a vivid example.
After the 1979 revolution in Iran, we witnessed three waves of refugees: the first wave was immediately after the revolution; the second occurred after the brutal repression of the 1980s; and the third appeared after the presidential election of 2009. In 2009, many young people took to the streets in peace in protest against the manipulation of the election results, but the government responded to the protests by shooting at the demonstrators, arresting, beating and raping them in prisons. Many faced horrible death in prison.
But these were not the only consequences. A new wave of journalists, activists, students, and other young people left the country in an atmosphere of terror after having spent some time in detention. Many of these people are now refugees in Iraq and Turkey. A small number of them have succeeded to migrate to other countries with the help of the UN Refugee Agency. Now two years have passed and yet many of the protesters are either still in prison or marooned in Iraq and Turkey. Iranian citizens do not need to get a visa for entering Turkey, so many of these refugees have crossed the border by bus, or even passed the border illegally as they did not have passport.
Our goal in this documentary film, "Awaiting the Sunrise", is to depict the situation of this third wave of refugees. This film will look at the conditions that gave rise to this wave of mass departure from Iran, shedding some light on the repression that followed the 2009 presidential election. In addition, it will document the difficult conditions under which the Iranian refugees in Turkey are living now. Most of them are scattered in various small towns throughout Turkey, waiting for months to be approved as refugees and sent to host countries by the UN Refugee Agency in Ankara. Without a job, without money, without a clear destiny, they have had a very difficult life --- awaiting the sunrise....
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Filmography
2008 “And In Love I Live” — Concept, Director and Editor
Documentary, 105 minutes, in Persian with English subtitles
Recipient of the Official Finalist award, Canada International Film Festival, 2009
The 9th International Exile Film Festival 2009, The World Is My Home, Gothenburg Sweden
The 26. Documentary and video Film Festival in Kassel, 10-15 November 2009, Germany
This Human World 2009 Wien, Austria
Thirteen political women prisoners explain their experiences as Iranian prisoners. Three generation of women describe their stories in the last 50 years and about two massacres in the 80’s under Islamic Republic of Iran, the moment of fear, failure, resistance, torture, friendship and more...
2007 “I Do Not Want to Become A Father Now” — Director and Editor
Documentary, 15 minutes, in German
A Co-production with “Medienprojekt Wuppertal”
Three young men from different cultures explain about their sexual experiences, prevention methods, love and sex, their later relationships and more…
2006 “Playing with Fire” — Concept, Director and Editor
Documentary, 15 minutes, in Persian with German subtitles
A Co-production with “Medienprojekt Wuppertal”
Recipient of the Erasmus-Euro Media Siegel, Germany, June 2007
A critical film about Islam; One girl and two young boys describe their experiences with Islamic Law in Iran, the limitation of meeting girls and boys, having fun, contacting young people in the society.
WDR (The public German-TV) Cosmo-TV broadcasted some minutes of the film, followed by a personal interview with the director, PanteA Bahrami.
2005 “The Sun Opens the Heart” — Director and Editor
Documentary, 20 minutes, in German, DVD
In Cooperation with “Medienprojekt Wuppertal”
Four Moslem boys narrate about their sexual relations, virginity, and honor. They debate with their families and circle of acquaintances about sexual relations before marriage, religion and Islam.
WDR (German Public Television); Cosmo-TV beam showed 5 Minutes of the film.
“I Am Forced to Live With Two Identities and Two Faces”
Documentary, 20 minutes, in German, DVD
In Cooperation with “Medienprojekt Wuppertal”
Four Moslem boys talk about their sexual relations, virginity, honor, debates within family and circles of acquaintances about the sexual relations before marriage, religion, Islam and female menstruation.
WDR (German Public Television) Cosmo-TV broadcasted 5 Minutes of the total film.
“Kolpinhaus: Young and Shifting to Be Independent”
Documentary, 45 minutes, in German language
In cooperation with Kolpinghaus
Six boys have left their homes and are living in youth centers. They narrate their stories and their relationships with their parents. Their stories are both cruel and sad.
2004 “From Scream to Scream” — Director and Editor
Documentary, 30 minutes, in Persian with English subtitles
Selected for the 26th International Film Festival of Women and Cinema, which took place in Florence, Italy on September 30 – October 7, 2004.
Screened in many cities, including Dortmund, Frankfort, Paris, Mainz and Florence
Selected in 26th Edition of the International Meetings of Women and Cinema in October 2004 in Florence, Italy.
Viewed at the Graduate Center of City University of New York, December 2005.
Selected in the International Women Film Festival, Dortmund/Cologne in October 2006 in Germany.
Selected in the 3rd Annual Prisoners Justice Film Festival, Feb 8th-11th, 2007, Canada.
Nominated for Juliane Bartel Prize, Hannover, Germany, 2007.
Selected and shown in the 8th International Exile Film Festival, October 5-14, 7007, Guttenberg, Sweden.
Selected for viewing in the International Film Festival in Exile, Paris, 2008.
“The Story of Boni” — Concept and Editor
Documentary, 30 minutes, in German Language
A co-production with Bonifatus and Volkshochschule Children’s Home
Some young refuges narrate their lives in the orphanage of Bonifatius. They describe their personal fates: suffering the loss of their families, childhood and their reasons for escape. The film was produced from and for this group within the scope of a workshop for them.
“Why Must Love Be a Taboo?” — Director and Editor
Documentary, in German
A co-production with “Medienprojekt Wuppertal”
Selected for the “Blicke aus dem Ruhgebiet” Film Festival in Germany. Shown on June 27, 2004 in Wuppertal.
“Halal or Haram: Think Different,” — Director and Editor
Documentary, 20 minutes, in German
Five Moslem gay men tell their life stories and how they have accommodated both religion and sexuality mentally.
Selected for the “Blicke aus dem Ruhgebiet” Film Festival in Germany.
2003 “Peace or War?” — Director and Editor of the video clips
Documentary, 5 minutes, in German Language
A Co-production with young foreigners in Jungenförderkreis and Heinrich-Böll
Foundation.
The music clips won the third place award in the Festival of “Opener Film & Video Competition.”
“We and the Others” — Director and Editor
Short Film, 30 minutes, in German
A Co-production with LAG, a state-funded NRW
2002 “The Equality of Opportunity: A Better World” — Concept and Editing
Documentary, 30 minutes, in German
Produced on the occasion of the International Women’s Day
Shown in Dietrich-Keuning Haus and on local TV.
Viewed at the Congress of the Whores in 2002. The premiere took place in Wichern Culture Center in Dortmund, Germany.
Prostitution has been a legal profession since 2001 in Germany. They can have health insurance and can sue their customers for service rendered without payment in the court of law. In the City of Dortmund, there has recently been a “prostitution road” (a road in which the prostitution is legal).
In this film, local people mobilize against a young male prostitute by a petition.
On the basis of dialog with two prostitutes, the film shows the situation of these women in Dortmund, their problems and desires. The film also includes interviews with the police, local people, and the persons in charge of an information center for prostitution.
“MWANAKE, UN Cut” — Director and Editor
Documentary, 55 minutes, in German
A film about circumcision of young African girls. The first performance took place on November 22, 2002 in the Foreign Institute in Dortmund.
Shown at Hagen and Iranian Festival in Cologne. Funded by the Women Lobbyist Soroptomisten, an International women organization.
The film shows women from different African nationalities in their countries and in Germany talking about their feelings and their lives. They describe in detail the process of ritual circumcision and its meaning in the life of African women. The film shows some clips of the work of women self-help Project DAFGEM. The project also contains other programs for water and hygiene, education for females groups and creating jobs for women who had no other income except from performing the circumcisions on young girls.
2001 “Ourselves and a New Women’s Movement”
Documentary, 30 minutes, in German
Shown at the International Women’s Day in Dietrich-Keuning-Haus. More than 250 people watched the first screening.
A part of documentary was broadcast by WDR, a German public Broadcasting.
Thirty Women from (different nationalities, young and old, profession as well as the under educated women) discuss the issue of the Women’s Movement during the 70’s. They remember what they were fighting for: abortion rights, Constructing Women center, fighting for equal opportunity for education, wages, etc. “Femalismus” is not just traditional feminism; it reveals a new tendency in the women’s movement.
“Islam: My Identity or the Reason for My Escape” — Director and Editor
Documentary, 45 minutes, in German
The documentary is about the different lifestyles of women in Moslem countries. Six Moslem women, coming from different countries including from Germany, describe their lifestyles and how they live in Europe now. They explain their different religious opinions and experiences.
The film was produced for the day of “Say No to Violence” and was shown at the University of Dortmund.
Selected at the 11th International Women’s Film Festival Feminale 2002 in Cologne, Germany.
Shown at the repertoire cinema in Freiburg and appeared at the First International Film Festival Nürnberg and München Directora in 2003.
1998 “I Belong to Nobody” — Director and Editor
Documentary, 30 minutes, in German
The film presents the short life of 24 years old Soya, a young Iranian woman who, along with her two children, was murdered by her husband. This documentary shows that it is not merely one family’s drama: a patriarchal view knows no nationality. One out of every four females becomes a victim of mistreatment and violence in a relationship.
Shown in the Iranian Film Festival in Hamburg, Germany.
“Another Face” — Concept and Editing
Documentary, 45 minutes, in German
Shown at the Dietrich-Keuning-Haus in Dortmund, Germany on the International Women’s Day.
The film exposes the life story of six women of different nationalities. It tries to destroy the manipulated picture of foreign women in German media being portrayed as financially and emotionally dependent on men. The film shows that these women are fully independent and speak German very well. Above all, they are not shown as just working in the kitchen. A German anti-nuclear activist woman also appears in the film.
Camera: Mehrdad Babalueiy for all above films
