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Nietzschean Suicide

Khokoushten ba Shewazi Nietzsche

VIFF Short Forum

Canadian Premiere

A pharmacy owner attempts to delay the suicide of the only midwife in town until after his pregnant wife gives birth.

 

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Director
Cast

Bakhtiyar Panjeei, Osveh Sadeghi, Maryam Boubani

Credits
Country of Origin

Iran

Year

2023

Language

In Kurdish (Sorani) with English subtitles

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18+
18 min
Comedy Shorts
Kaziewa Film Production

Credits & Director

Producer

Payam Kurdistani, Bahman Rezaei

Screenwriter

Payam Kurdistani

Cinematography

Behrouz Badrouj

Editor

Hamid Najafiradi

Production Design

Amin Jahani

Payam Kurdistani headshot; Nietzschean Suicide director

Payam Kurdistani

Payam Kurdistani is a Tehran-based independent filmmaker originally from Iranian Kurdistan. He’s a classic-movie enthusiast but also has a liking for experimentation with cinematic form. His long familiarity with fiction, which includes writing short stories since he was a teenager, has shaped him as a director who mostly prefers to adapt from literature. Payam considers himself a part of Kurdish cinema and is on a quest to bring a fresh expression to it — one that breaks with the naturalist, rural style characterizing Kurdish film and resonates more with an international audience.

 

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