Private Project

YAR

In a part of middle east in eastern and northern Kurdistan lives a group of people who have their own religion and perform their prayers and worship god using tanbur. Tanbur is an old musical instrument that has its own special ritual of crafting. Yar talks about the process of crafting the Tanbur and how it is used for religious ritual of the Yarsans.

  • Aram Hasan
    Executive Produced
  • Sirwan Saleh
    Co- Producer
  • Salah Khzri
    Co- Producer
  • Aram Hasan
    Director
  • Robyn Harvey
    Narrator
  • Hozan Derki
    Sound Designer
  • Zanyar Hosseini
    Communications
  • Aram Hasan
    Director Of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    Iraq
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran
  • Language:
    Kurdish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - the university of Sulaymaniyah (Fine Arts college) film production
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Aram Hasan

Aram Hassan is a Kurdish filmmaker and director from Sulaymaniyah. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Cinematography from the University of Sulaimani and a Master's degree in Cinema from the University of Tehran Currently, he is a lecturer in the Cinema Department at the University of Sulaimani.

From a young age, Aram Hassan has been passionate about working in media. He began his career at an early age as a designer and editor. Later, he worked as the head of the documentary department for a non-governmental organization, with the goal of archiving the culture and heritage of Kurdistan.
As a director and producer, he has created more than five short documentary films and three short fiction films about the social and religious traditions of Kurdistan.

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