Private Project

Charshanbehbazar

Itinerant vendors offer their goods to people every day of the week in one of the city's quarters. There are all kinds of people among them: someone has enough capital and goods to sell, someone has little, someone is satisfied with his job and income, someone is unhappy and wants to look for another job, someone... This documentary is about an Iranian temporary local market (Bazar) that takes place every Wednesday in Karaj’s Akhtarabad.

  • Abbas Ali Ezzati
    Director
  • Abbas Ali Ezzati
    Writer
  • Abbas Ali Ezzati
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    چارشنبه‌بازار
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    51 minutes 34 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Abbas Ali Ezzati

Abbas Ali Ezzati studied theater at Tehran University, Iran, and received his Master’s degree in film study at Tehran University of Art. He worked as an editor in Soroush Press (a part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) between 1996 and 2003. He then published his own monthly magazine, Shooka, on film, theatre, and literature from 2003 till 2008. He has published some articles and translated 20 books on art and drama to Persian. He has also directed 11 short and documentary films. Since 2014, he has been living in Sweden and has cooperated with Stockholm University and the Swedish Film Institute.

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