Bolour
In the wake of the Taliban's return to power in the summer of 2021, Bolour, a 19-year-old music instructor, was urged by her family to swiftly depart Afghanistan. The one cherished item she insisted on bringing with her was a Robab musical instrument that had been passed down to her from her father and grandfather.
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Helia BehroozDirectorA Morsel of Love (2022), Afloat (2021)
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Helia BehroozWriter
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Helia BehroozProducer
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Roshana EbrahimiKey Cast"Bolour"
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Arash AzarmKey Cast"Raha"
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Sargol LavasaniKey Cast"Ayenah"
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Farid I TahmasebiDirector of Cinematagraphy
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Mahdi KalantariMusic
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Mostafa Akbari ManjiliSound Mixing
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Meysam HasanlouSound Mixing
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Mohammad Mehdi JavaherizadehSound Editing
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Navid TohidiEditing
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Mohammad MasoumiPhotography
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Amir Hesam NajafiPoster Design
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Sana NorouzbakiProduction Design
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Sahra SadriMakeUp
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Project Title (Original Language):بلور
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Runtime:16 minutes 12 seconds
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Completion Date:March 21, 2024
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Production Budget:20,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Country of Filming:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Language:Persian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - CSUN
Helia Behrooz is a female Iranian/American filmmaker. She studied computer science in Iran before relocating to the United States. She recently graduated with a degree in film production from CSUN in Los Angeles and currently continues her education in Business Administration. A Morsel of Love (2022, Iran) & Bolour (2023-Iran) are her first and second directorial and Production debut as student projects.
I only make movies about topics that are either very important to me or send me on a journey of discovery. Filmmaking for me is not a job, it's a passion. It's a tool to push boundaries and break taboos. It's a trigger to start having conversations about uneasy topics and to step into uncharted territories of discovery. Discovering myself and the world around me. I have always been interested in the complexity of the human mind and behavior. As a Middle-Eastern female filmmaker, I feel a great responsibility to be authentic and non-judgmental... to represent marginalized communities... to claim my own rightful voice, and to be a voice for those forcefully silenced.
Helia Behrooz