Rakhshan Banietemad's Retrospective

Our 2023 Guest of Honour, Rakhshan Banietemad, is the renowned and pioneering Iraninan filmmaker whose acclaimed documentary films include Our Times (2002) and We Are Half of Iran’s Population (2009). Sheffield DocFest will celebrate the work of Banietemad by showing a retrospective of her documentaries including the World Premiere of her latest short Narratives ad hominem.
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Angels of the House of Sun
Angels of the House of Sun remains one of Rakhshan Banietemad’s most articulate critiques of the treatment of women in contemporary Iranian society. 
  • Rakhshan Banietemad
  • 2009
  • Film Programme
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Hey, Humans
A compassionate portrait of the Chain of Hope charity organisation, which treats underprivileged children from all over Iran.
  • Rakhshan Banietemad
  • 2016
  • Film Programme
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Narratives ad hominem
We are honoured to screen the world premiere of Rakhshan Banietemad’s latest film. 
  • Rakhshan Banietemad
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
Film
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Our Times
After a seven-year hiatus from documentary filmmaking Rakhshan Banietemad set out to capture the hopes of a generation during the 2001 Iranian Presidential election. 
  • Rakhshan Banietemad
  • 2002
  • Film Programme
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See You Tomorrow Elina
Stories of Iran’s past and present intersect in Rakhshan Banietemad’s reflective, absorbing and personal portrait of how political life shapes infant’s lives.
  • Rakhshan Banietemad
  • 2011
  • Film Programme
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We are Half of Iran's population
Rakhshan Banietemad gives voice to a multitude of Iranian women as they continue to fight for their rights and freedoms in the run up to the 2009 Presidential election.
  • Rakhshan Banietemad
  • 2009
  • Film Programme
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