Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All films

Iran

  • The Painting Pool

    Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    Maryam and Reza are different from other couples. For them, even the simplest of tasks – like…

    Maziar Miri / Iran / Feature Narrative

  • Shadegan

    Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    A day in the life of a 12-year-old fisherman on his boat in Shadegan Pond, Iran—his second home…

    / Iran / Short Documentary

  • Sun Children

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2020

    The captivating story of 12-year-old Ali and his three friends who work hard to survive on the…

    Majid Majidi / Iran / Feature Narrative

  • The Switchman

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    Each time a train arrives at a remote station, the switchman catches a glimpse of his beloved –…

    Mehdi Khorramain / Iran / Short Narrative

  • Taxi Tehran

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    With ‘Taxi Tehran’, celebrated Iranian director Jafar Panahi places himself in the driver’s sea…

    Jafar Panahi / Iran / Feature Narrative

  • The Apple Day

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022

    ‘A’ is ‘Apple’, or more appropriately in Farsi—’S’ is for Seeb. Young Mahdi is learning the alp…

    Mahmoud Ghaffari / Iran / Feature Narrative

  • The Visit

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2020

    After six months apart, Elahe is finally allowed to visit her political prisoner husband. She a…

    Azadeh Moussavi / Iran / Short Narrative