Private Project

Sheltered in Oak

A depiction of Iranian squirrel sheltered in oaks, and this small gnawer challenges for life. In this documentary the way of life of Iranian squirrel has been studying. The forests of oaks located in Ilam Province are shelters for this little animal. There are many dangers by human beings during its life such as it may be haunted or its living place may be destroyed.

  • Mehdi Noormohammadi
    Director
  • Mehdi Noormohammadi
    Writer
  • Sediqeh Khodaei
    Writer
  • Mehdi Noormohammadi
    Producer
  • Sadeq Rezania
    Editor
  • Behzad Abdi
    Music Composer
  • Mehdi Noormohammadi
    Cinematography
  • Majid Mohammaddoust
    Festival Distributor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    55 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2016
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Japan Wildlife Film Festival 2017

    Japan
    March 1, 2018
    Japan Premiere
    Special Jury Award
  • 22nd International Film Festival Nature Namur
    Namur
    Belgium
    September 22, 2016
    Grand PIX
  • 20th Gran Paradiso Film Festival
    Cogne
    Italy
    July 24, 2017
    Gran Paradiso National Park prize
  • 33rd International Festival of Ornithological Film of Menigoute
    Menigoute
    France
    October 27, 2017
    1st Prize - Nature Conservation Award
  • 17th BIFF - Beirut International Film Festival
    Beirut
    Lebanon
    October 4, 2017
    Official Selection-Mid Eastern Film Competition
  • XXVI International Golden Knight Film Festival (Золотой Витязь)

    Russian Federation
    June 1, 2017
    Jury Diploma for advancing civilization on nature
  • 15th MAFF | Matsalu Nature Film Festival
    Lihula
    Estonia
    September 20, 2017
    Highly Commended Diploma
  • 1st Globe International Silent Film Festival
    Tehran
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    April 6, 2016
    The Best Documentary Prize
  • 16th Sierra Nevada Film Festival
    Dorrington
    United States
    November 17, 2018
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • 6th Green Screen Film Festival
    Eckernfoerde
    Germany
    September 13, 2016
    Official Selection
  • 15th NaturVision Film Festival
    Ludwigzburg
    Germany
    July 23, 2016
    Official Selection
  • 3rd International Nature Film Festival Gödöllő
    Goddolo
    Hungary
    May 28, 2017
    Official Selection
  • 52nd AFO - International Festival of Science Documentary Films

    Czech Republic
    April 30, 2017
    Special Screening - Semi Finalist
  • 10th Cinema Planeta 2018
    Morelos
    Mexico
    April 24, 2018
    Special Screening (Popular Palomitas Program)
  • 6th Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WCFF)
    New York
    United States
    October 14, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Brussels Earth Week Event
    Brussels
    Belgium
    April 26, 2017
  • 19th Edition of FICA - International Environmental Film Festival
    Goiás
    Brazil
    June 20, 2017
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Mehdi Noormohammadi

Was born in Ilam, 1979.

-Associate degree-Culture and Art School of Tehran.
-Filmmaking Degree from Iranian Young Cinema Society.
-One-year course of filmmaking in Iran Broadcasting University

First Film: Crossing the Lands of Alamto/2007/52'

Dozens of long and short documentaries made in various genres which have won numerous awards in International Festival of Cinema Verite, Fajr International Film Festival and the Festivals of Iranian Young Cinema Society, etc.

Latest Film: A Shelter of Oaks/2015/55' is Mehdi Noormohammadi’s first experience in the field of wildlife documentaries.
Making of this documentary took nearly four years including 400 days of shooting.

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