ISATIS

ISATIS is the first adobe city and the second historical city in the world. Water, wind, earth, and fire narrate the story of this thousand-year-old city. The story of water is told by the people who built aqueducts in ISATIS, a city in the heart of the desert. The story of wind is narrated by the city of windcatchers, by the people who conquered the wind to survive in the hot and arid city. The story of the earth is told by the people who built the oldest adobe city in the world. The story of the sacred fire, from Zoroastrian masters to massive factories. The story of a kind dialogue between religions and the fragrance of faith. The secret of perfection and serene endurance can only be found in harmony with nature. This documentary is also a narration about ancient and historical rituals in the heart of the world’s first city. Demonstrating the material and intangible heritage in the heart of ancient culture. The peaceful coexistence of religions and the thousand-year-old city is narrated in the language of water, wind, earth, and fire. Meanwhile, industrial development and environmental pollution can endanger this city’s destruction, like many historical cities in the world.

Directed by: Alireza Dehghan

Produced by: Alireza Dehghan

Country of origin: Iran

Year of production: 2021

Duration: 01:00:00 min

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Alireza Dehghan was born in 1988. Graduated drama artist, master of cinematography. He is a member of the Association of Iranian Cinematographers, a university teacher as well as the manager of the Film Farm complex. He is a festival judge at several domestic and international film festivals. He has produced and directed 15 documentary films since 2005. He participated in 200 national and international festivals and won 80 awards (Tehran Short Film Festival, Cinema Verite, Australian Science Film Festival, Seoul Film Festival, Auburn Festival, Trenton Festival, Roshd Festival, Calcutta Festival, Istanbul Festival and so on)

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