Mohammad Reza Aslani

The first lady of a noble house has died and now there is conflict between the remainders for taking over her heritage.

A free adaptation from Godard's Breathless that follows Amir, a foul guy who has killed a man in Abadan. He returns to Tehran and continuing his misdeeds trying to convince his girlfriend Zarry to escape with him to the south of Iran.

Sadeh Festival in kerman iran 1340 shamsi

A short film about a boy and his bird Badbade

A documentary from the point of view of an 75 years old man about the history of Melli bank of Iran and it's first days.

Three friends organize the burglary of a jewelry shop, but greed, betrayal, and revenge quickly overcome their friendship.

The first lady of a noble house has died and now there is conflict between the remainders for taking over her heritage.

The first lady of a noble house has died and now there is conflict between the remainders for taking over her heritage.

A free adaptation from Godard's Breathless that follows Amir, a foul guy who has killed a man in Abadan. He returns to Tehran and continuing his misdeeds trying to convince his girlfriend Zarry to escape with him to the south of Iran.

Sadeh Festival in kerman iran 1340 shamsi

A short film about a boy and his bird Badbade

A documentary from the point of view of an 75 years old man about the history of Melli bank of Iran and it's first days.

A documentary from the point of view of an 75 years old man about the history of Melli bank of Iran and it's first days.

Three friends organize the burglary of a jewelry shop, but greed, betrayal, and revenge quickly overcome their friendship.

Secrets and mysteries lose power when they are spread too widely. This is what the villagers discover when they invade an old man's vision-inspired shrine to the namelessly holy.

Based on an ancient story Sang-e Sabor it's the story of a girl Nardaneh who one day hears a voice telling her that soon she will marry with a dead man. One day she enters a castle and in one of it's room finds a dead body with a book beside it. She begins to read the book and follows the instructions step by step.

Based on an ancient story Sang-e Sabor it's the story of a girl Nardaneh who one day hears a voice telling her that soon she will marry with a dead man. One day she enters a castle and in one of it's room finds a dead body with a book beside it. She begins to read the book and follows the instructions step by step.

The film's story is about a school that is expecting the arrival of an inspector, and everyone is anxious about the inspector’s visit. This film is a loose adaptation of The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol.

The film's story is about a school that is expecting the arrival of an inspector, and everyone is anxious about the inspector’s visit. This film is a loose adaptation of The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol.

the Event of Karbala in the History of al-Tabari

A documentary of the epic story of the weaving Chigh. Chigh is a kind of texture made from wood and osier that is made in the ilats of the west of Iran and is used for covering around their Siah-chadors

A documentary of the epic story of the weaving Chigh. Chigh is a kind of texture made from wood and osier that is made in the ilats of the west of Iran and is used for covering around their Siah-chadors

This film is a modern rendition of a long tradition of so-called “symphonies of a metropolis”. The glassy facades of this city’s skyscrapers reflecting the passing by people of its diverse districts, shown in the reflection of distorted mirrors, symbolically depict the Spirit of a metropolis, as if it lives in its own shadows and reflections. This distorted reflection of Tehran comes together with modern verses of a poet who was known as the Poet of Tehran after publishing his illustrious cycle of poems about Tehran in the 60s. As a flâneur, the poet himself saunters around this city -through his voice/poem/memory- reflecting upon the reflections of old/modern monuments, sculptures, statues etc. of this giant metropolis.

This film is a modern rendition of a long tradition of so-called “symphonies of a metropolis”. The glassy facades of this city’s skyscrapers reflecting the passing by people of its diverse districts, shown in the reflection of distorted mirrors, symbolically depict the Spirit of a metropolis, as if it lives in its own shadows and reflections. This distorted reflection of Tehran comes together with modern verses of a poet who was known as the Poet of Tehran after publishing his illustrious cycle of poems about Tehran in the 60s. As a flâneur, the poet himself saunters around this city -through his voice/poem/memory- reflecting upon the reflections of old/modern monuments, sculptures, statues etc. of this giant metropolis.

A documentary about the ancient Tarikhane Mosque of Damghan

A documentary about the ancient Tarikhane Mosque of Damghan

For the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Hassanlou Cup, Aslani revisited the subject of his 1966 debut film, employing new digital zoom and color technologies and interweaving his own modern poetic verses with those of the 12th-century poet Attar. The film is a portrait of the artist as an older and more contemplative man.

The film looks at the children who live and work in the big city's suburbs.

The film looks at the children who live and work in the big city's suburbs.

A documentary following a non-Iranian girl studying at a university in Iran...

A documentary following a non-Iranian girl studying at a university in Iran...

The story of a child who, instead of going to school, mischievously and curiously finds another way to go to class...

A documentary about the city of Ecbatana, now called Hamadan.

A documentary about the city of Ecbatana, now called Hamadan.

After getting involved in a brawl with three brothers, Ali accidently kills one of them and runs for his life.

Aslani takes us on a mesmerizing journey through Iran’s archaeological sites of Chogha Zanbil, Kerman, Damghan, Yazd, and Kerman, narrating the tale of the Sufi mystic Daghoughi through a 13th-century poem by Rumi. The Pahlavi Ministry of Culture, expecting a far more conventional documentary, kept the film from being shown. It was only in 2024, when Aslani set out to digitize the film, that he discovered two reels had been lost. MoMA presents the world-premiere of Aslani’s re-edited version, which seeks to recapture the meditative flow of his original work despite its missing sequences.

Aslani takes us on a mesmerizing journey through Iran’s archaeological sites of Chogha Zanbil, Kerman, Damghan, Yazd, and Kerman, narrating the tale of the Sufi mystic Daghoughi through a 13th-century poem by Rumi. The Pahlavi Ministry of Culture, expecting a far more conventional documentary, kept the film from being shown. It was only in 2024, when Aslani set out to digitize the film, that he discovered two reels had been lost. MoMA presents the world-premiere of Aslani’s re-edited version, which seeks to recapture the meditative flow of his original work despite its missing sequences.

Story of the Hassanlou chalice, which becomes the story of Halladj.

Documentry of Abu Rayhan Biruni (973-ca. 1050) the Great Persian Scientist.

Documentry of Abu Rayhan Biruni (973-ca. 1050) the Great Persian Scientist.

Hindered by the strict edicts of the television censors under the Islamic regime, Aslani nonetheless directed this 11-part series in 1998, about Iranian history and culture as seen through the eyes of two young lovers. Earlier this year, Aslani recovered a digitized version of the negative and was able with far more freedom to create a feature-length film version. It is this version—having its premiere at MoMA—that certifies Aslani’s mastery of cinematic storytelling.

A short documentary about Iran’s oldest mosque, the Jameh Mosque of Fahraj.

A short documentary about Iran’s oldest mosque, the Jameh Mosque of Fahraj.