
Directing
Behnam Jafari
Born 1951-09-25 · Teheran, Iran
Behnam Jafari (1951-1979), was an Iranian filmmaker and one of the first to join the Cinema-ye Azad movement. He began filmmaking individually before Cinema-ye Azad was even formed. Upon learning about the establishment of Cinema-ye Azad in its early months in 1969, he joined the movement. Throughout the 10-year history of Cinema-ye Azad's activities, he became one of the most recognized and important filmmakers of this movement.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
NRIn a satirical collage of Iranian cinema films, the confrontation between FilmFarsi filmmakers and Iranian art cinema ends with the arrest and exile of young amateur filmmakers from professional cinema
Scream (Vol. 2)
1972
NRIn a satirical collage of Iranian cinema films, the confrontation between FilmFarsi filmmakers and Iranian art cinema ends with the arrest and exile of young amateur filmmakers from professional cinema
Scream (Vol. 2)
1972
NRIn a satirical collage of Iranian cinema films, the confrontation between FilmFarsi filmmakers and Iranian art cinema ends with the arrest and exile of young amateur filmmakers from professional cinema
Scream (Vol. 2)
1972
NRA mysterious package arrives for the residents of an apartment without a sender or a recipient. Curiosity quickly spreads among the neighbors.
The Day that Mr. J Appeared
1975
NRA mysterious package arrives for the residents of an apartment without a sender or a recipient. Curiosity quickly spreads among the neighbors.
The Day that Mr. J Appeared
1975
NRThis film follows the restless lives of two young pickpockets through the labyrinth of seedy streets and shadowy alleyways, in a world where every day ends in triumph or ruin.
Let Us Live
1972
NRThis film follows the restless lives of two young pickpockets through the labyrinth of seedy streets and shadowy alleyways, in a world where every day ends in triumph or ruin.
Let Us Live
1972
NREvery day, a young trumpeter plays his trumpet from a high point facing the city and events around him suggest something is happening in society.
Abandoned Heights
1972
NREvery day, a young trumpeter plays his trumpet from a high point facing the city and events around him suggest something is happening in society.
Abandoned Heights
1972
NRA social portrait of two young lovers that reflects the larger prejudices of society.
Tell the Watchmen Not to Let Sleep Deceive
1970
NRA social portrait of two young lovers that reflects the larger prejudices of society.
Tell the Watchmen Not to Let Sleep Deceive
1970
NRMirNasir, who thinks that life has finally shown him a bright side by finding a genie, realizes that the genie has been imprisoned inside the glass for too long.
MirNasir and the Ill-Fated Genie
1974
NRMirNasir, who thinks that life has finally shown him a bright side by finding a genie, realizes that the genie has been imprisoned inside the glass for too long.
MirNasir and the Ill-Fated Genie
1974
