Exilic Trilogy
The trilogy is poetic, mystical, biographical and musical, colliding with political, social, psychological, and philosophical manifestations about three of the most important Iranian artists who were forced into exile after the Iranian revolution. The story of a well known musician, a famous painter and a legendary poet are included in Exilic Trilogy in three chapters. This arthouse independent docudrama film is shot in Toronto by an exiled Iranian-Canadian filmmaker.
First episode is called Light and Sound.
Second episode is called Frame and Wall.
Third episode is called Alchemy and Dust.
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Arsalan BaraheniDirector
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Arsalan BaraheniWriter
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Arsalan BaraheniProducer
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Reza BaraheniKey Cast
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Gholamhossein NamiKey Cast
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Soleyman VaseghiKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental, Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 14 minutes
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Completion Date:January 3, 2016
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Production Budget:0 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:Faroese
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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International Exile Film FestivalGothenberg/Sweden
November 7, 2015 -
Tirgan FestivalToronto/Canada
August 22, 2015 -
Amsterdam Film Festival
Documentary directing award -
New York city indie film awards
United States
Best director -
Los Angeles Film awardsLos Angeles
United States
Best experimental film -
Cult critic movie awards
India
Best director -
Calcutta International film festival
India
Best documentary
Distribution Information
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Winnipeg Film Group
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Canadian filmmakers distribution centre
The award winning Iranian-Canadian filmmaker is based in Toronto and he released his first documentary film on Persian BBC's cinema program. Exilic Trilogy features three of his documentaries which have premiered in festivals, art theaters, universities and various stations. Arsalan is the son of Reza Baraheni who is known as the greatest living Iranian poet. Arsalan was exiled at the age of 14 because of his father who was an important intellectual who stood against censorship of the writers in Iran and was blacklisted by the Iranian government because of his activities with in relation to human rights, freedom of speech and censorship in Iran. Arsalan continues his work as an independent filmmaker, writer, cinematographer and editor in Toronto. He is the founder of Minima Films, a Canadian film production company.