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Father, Daughter and the Immortal Song

It is the story of the deep love between father and daughter which spans much of the 20th century and is freshly relevant today. The father is Malek o'Shoara Bahar, a famous poet in Iran. Champion of democratic values and human freedom. The daughter is Parvaneh Bahar a courageous woman whose humanism and determination to leave the world a better place, led her to embrace the cause of the oppressed in her adoptive country, the United States of America. The two stories mirror one another, both singing the song of freedom for all human beings.

  • Sogand Seirafi
    Director
  • Sogand Seirafi
    Producer
  • Shahrouz Tavakol
    Editor
  • Parvaneh Bahar
    Key Cast
  • Malek O' Shoara Bahar
    Key Cast
  • Asma Nobari Khoshmehr
    Director Assistant
  • Shahin Pourdadashi
    Sound Designer
  • Mazeyar Kopedar
    Camera Operators
  • Yasar Eidi
    Camera Operators
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Drama, Documentary, Educational
  • Runtime:
    49 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    English, Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sogand Seirafi

Sogand Seirafi is a professional engineer living in the United States as well as a producer of the Radio Rumi, a 5 star podcast Apple Podcast and among the 2.5% of most popular podcasts worldwide (out of 2,882,594 podcasts) according to Listen Notes.

Working in a male-dominated industry, Sogand struggles with her identity as an Iranian-American woman. Despite it all, she presses forward, never shying away from the challenges of being seen and heard.

During her journey on understanding her identity, she was intrigued by the relationship between the great poet Malek O' Shoara Bahar and his daughter Parvenah. Upon digging deeper into Parvenah's life, Sogand made a genuine connection and became a documentary filmmaker.

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Director Statement

Sogand's debut documentary film; Father, Daughter and the Immortal Song, embraces the lioness within all women. Beyond gender and nationality, this film explores courage in the face of oppression. How does one react when their freedom is threatened? Sogand finds herself asking the same question in her own life.