Dazed by War • Excerpt from the movie 'The Female Voice of Iran'

Mahya Hamedi (Iranian vocalist and composer) reflecting the situation of young people inside Iran in 2019.
This is an excerpt of the independent Feature documentary about female singers inside Iran and their deep wish: "I want my voice to be heard". Full movie here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQD3Mav3vas

Dealing with cultural censorship in Iran, women singers started using digital media more. Invited by Negar, a magical entity, female singers from all over this vast country come out of isolation, gather in a place in the very middle of Iran to make their dream come true. Nobody has tried this before, so Negar seeks the help of two travellers to connect them all to eachother. Along the way they meet surprisingly strong female personalities of diverse cultural backgrounds and come closer to understanding the orient…

A film by Andreas Rochholl, Yalda Yazdani and Sebastian Leitner
Produced by Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin • in Association with SLFILM Media/KADMOS Produktion.
TV License available: EuroArts Music International • https://www.euroarts.com/tv-license/6124-female-voice-iran
Copyright ©2020 Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin
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Credits:
Director: Andreas Rochholl
Camera: Sebastian Leitner, Christoph Wieland, Andreas Rochholl
Associate producer: Yalda Yazdani, Sebastian Leitner
Production manager: Yalda Yazdani
Editor: Sebastian Leitner
Sound recordist: Lorenz Brehm, Daniel Weingarten
Sound Mix: Alexander Semrow, Volker Wendisch
Executive Producer: Mona Isabelle

Website: https://femalevoiceofiran.com/
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German Documentaries- Catalogue: https://german-documentaries.de/en_EN/films/the-female-voice-of-iran.13759#userpanel