Hana Makhmalbaf

Directing

Hana Makhmalbaf

Born 1988-12-03 · Tehran, Iran

Born on December the 3rd, 1988 in Tehran. At age 7, she acted in Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s, her father, film titled “A moment Of Innocence”. Hana has also published her first book of poetry ‘Visa for One Moment’ in 2003. She has been continuously working in Makhmalbaf Family films as Still Photographer, Script Supervisor and Assistant Director. She studied Cinema in Makhmalbaf Film School for 8 years before she graduated at the age 16. At age 8, she made her first short film with a handycam camera titled “The Day My Aunt Was ill”. The film received international attention at Locarno Film Festival in 1997 when she was only 9 years old. At age 14, Hana shot a documentary titled “Joy of Madness” in Afghanistan. This film premiered at Venice Film Festival 2003 and received 3 international awards. At the age18, she made her first feature “Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame” in Bamian of Afghanistan. The film went to receive enormous reception around the world receiving many prestigious awards including: "Crystal Bear" from Berlin Film Festival 2008, Special "Peace Award" Berlin Film Festival 2008, "Grand Jury Award" San Sebastian Film Festival 2007, The TVE Award “La Otra Mirada” Spanish TV Spain 2007, Unicef "Paolo Ungari" special award Rome Film Festival 2007, "Daniel Langlois Innovation Prize" Festival du nouveau cinéma Montreal 2007, "Woman & Equality Award" Thessaloniki Film Festival 2007 ….. and has been nominated to receive the Best Asian Film Award from Hong Kong Film Festival 2008. Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame was released in 60 theatres in France, 40 theatres in Spain and 20 theatres in Japan simultaneously. However, the film was not allowed a screening in Hana's homeland in Iran. Hana’s most recent film "Green Days" looks at the incidents during the 2009 presidential election in Iran. The film was selected for the official section of Venice film festival and recived "Bravery Award" of the festival. " Visa For A Moment " is the title of the book of poetry by Hana which was published in three diffrent languages in 2003.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Green Days poster
6.0

A playwright Iran tries to confront a creative crisis while political clashes erupt during her country's 2009 election.

Green Days

2009

Green Days poster
6.0

A playwright Iran tries to confront a creative crisis while political clashes erupt during her country's 2009 election.

Green Days

2009

Green Days poster
6.0

A playwright Iran tries to confront a creative crisis while political clashes erupt during her country's 2009 election.

Green Days

2009

Doggy Life poster
NR

About the difficult situation of pets inside of Iran.

Doggy Life

2011

Doggy Life poster
NR

About the difficult situation of pets inside of Iran.

Doggy Life

2011

Doggy Life poster
NR

About the difficult situation of pets inside of Iran.

Doggy Life

2011

Ongoing Smile poster
5.3

At the age of 74, many people retire themselves or go and spend the rest of their life in elderly’s house. But Kim Dong-Ho has made the decision to live like a young and energetic man until the end of his life. He gets up early around 4 am every morning. He does his exercise for an hour. Then he checks the news and respond to his emails. After that, he takes the bus to his work. He is currently working in a university of film and media, which he has launched himself two years ago. KIM is the same man whom established the largest Asian Film Festival when he was almost 60 years old. Now that he is 74 years old, he has just decided to make his first film as a director.

Ongoing Smile

2013

Joy of Madness poster
6.6

Documentary showing the backstage of production of Samira Makhmalbaf's film Panj É Asr(At Five in the Afternoon), in Kabul, after the fall of the Taliban regime. Everything was recorded with a small digital camera by Samira's 14-year-old sister Hana.

Joy of Madness

2004

Joy of Madness poster
6.6

Documentary showing the backstage of production of Samira Makhmalbaf's film Panj É Asr(At Five in the Afternoon), in Kabul, after the fall of the Taliban regime. Everything was recorded with a small digital camera by Samira's 14-year-old sister Hana.

Joy of Madness

2004

Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame poster
7.1

A young girl zealously wants to go to school and learn to read and write. Almost everywhere she is met with hostility or indifference. The only young boy who takes her to his school is thrown out by the teacher, because helping her prevented him from arriving in time. On her way home she and other girls are taken as prisoners by boys playing as Taliban fighters. They tear her school book to pieces and threaten to stone their female captives.

Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

2007

Samira & Non-professional Actors poster
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This is an educational documentary by Hana Makhmalbaf on Samira Makhmalbaf’s style of filmmaking and the techniques she uses to lead non professional actors.

Samira & Non-professional Actors

2008

The Day My Aunt Was ill poster
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When Hana’s aunt goes to the hospital to have a nose job, grandpa comes to take care of the kids. The kids go play in the alley, but to be on the safe side, grandpa suggest they’d come back home. They accept to return home on the one condition that they would be allowed to use the video camera to make a movie…

The Day My Aunt Was ill

1997

The Day My Aunt Was ill poster
NR

When Hana’s aunt goes to the hospital to have a nose job, grandpa comes to take care of the kids. The kids go play in the alley, but to be on the safe side, grandpa suggest they’d come back home. They accept to return home on the one condition that they would be allowed to use the video camera to make a movie…

The Day My Aunt Was ill

1997

The List poster
NR

Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban due to the withdrawal of US troops in August 2021. Upon hearing this news in a foreign country, the Makhmalbaf family rolled up their sleeves and set out to rescue Afghan artists in crisis.

The List

2023