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Tears of Extinction

The Asiatic cheetah is facing an extinction-level event. With fewer than 16 remaining in Iran, there is precious little chance to reverse the subspecies' rapid decline towards oblivion. In 2018 Iran’s leading cheetah conservationists were jailed and oppressed; accused of using cheetahs to spy on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. A year after their arrests, the Iranian regime panicked and sent government agents to South Africa in an attempt to learn how to shore up Iran’s dwindling cheetah population. But, they squandered a golden opportunity to preserve the Asiatic cheetah, an animal that has roamed Iran and graced the country’s environment, heritage, and culture for millennia.

Tears of Extinction examines what went wrong and what little hope remains to protect the Asiatic cheetah while traveling to South Africa to explore the work of conservationists who are successfully increasing the African cheetah population.

  • Jon Parker
    Director
  • Shooka Bidarian
    Writer
  • Shooka Bidarian
    Producer
    Producer
  • Kayvan Abbassi
    Producer
    Executive Producer
  • Marjan Abbassi
    Producer
    Executive Producer
  • Shooka Bidarian
    Key Cast
    "Presenter"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    نسل پیروز
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    53 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 19, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    South Africa
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Manoto Channel
    Distributor
    Country: United Kingdom
Director Biography - Jon Parker

Jon is a television director, producer and writer with a 20 year background in broadcast journalism. Other recent documentaries include The Green Desert, on how Israel manages its water resources, and Black Gold, which charts Norway's oil wealth, both for Manoto TV.

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