In the Realm of the Spider-tailed Viper
This revealing documentary explains the discovery of a rare and unique snake called the Spider-Tailed Horned Viper and the amazing man who made it happen.
On the journey to discover this snake, our production team met up with a farmer named Mahmoud, and sought his help to find the rare viper. During the making of this documentary, some strange things happened! and the destiny of Mahmoud changed!
The Spider-tailed horned viper, is the world’s most evolved viper. No other viper in the world has a tail structure as evolved as this one. This viper, using its tail like a puppet master, hunts insect eating birds.
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Fathollah AmiriDirector
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Fathollah AmiriWriter
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Dr. Behzad FathiniaWriter
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Dr. Mohammad AlaProducer
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Mahmoud MansouriCinematographer
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Nime AsgariCinematographer
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Mehdi NourmohammadiCinematographer
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Majid MohammaddoustEditor
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Babak MirzakhaniOriginal Music
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Majid MohammaddoustFestival Distributor
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Majid MohammaddoustSound Design
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Farzad JafarianSound Design
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Project Type:Documentary
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Genres:Human-Wildlife, Environment, conservation, wildlife
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Runtime:39 minutes 50 seconds
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Completion Date:September 3, 2018
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Country of Origin:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Country of Filming:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Language:Persian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Wildscreen Panda Award 2018Bristol
United Kingdom
October 22, 2018
World Premiere
Emerging Talent Panda Award -
Ménigout Film FestivalMénigout
France
November 1, 2019
Région Nouvelle-aquitaine de la Créavité -
Gran Paradiso Film Festival 2019Cogne
Italy
Italian Premier
WWF Italy Award -
Natur-vision 2019Ludwigzurg
Germany
July 13, 2019
German Premier
Nominated for the Best Film -
Green Screen 2019Eckernförde
Germany
September 11, 2019
Official Selection -
IDFA Docs for Sale 2018Amsterdam
Netherlands
Docs for Sale -
Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam (WFFR)Rotterdam
Netherlands
October 30, 2019
Official Selection -
International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE
Russian Federation
June 2, 2019
Russian Premiere
Official Selection -
Phoenix Film Festival MelbourneMelbourne
Australia
June 2, 2019
Australian Premiere
Official Nominations
Born in 1981, Iran
Producer & Director
2018 Panda Award Winner (UK)
2017 Jackson Hole Award Winner (USA)
2018 Green Screen Award Winner (Germany)
2018 Gran Paradiso Award Winner (Italy)
and many other awards and festival appearances during last years.
* M.A in Broadcasting Production from IRIB’s University
* Member of the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association
* Member of the Iranian Documentary Producers Association
1- Sunset of Khojir (2007)
2- Life in Eclipse (2009)
3- In Search for the Persian Leopard (2012)
4- Life in Desert (2013)
5- "Iran Reptiles" Series (2013)
6- Alamto, a Reptile Wonderland (2014)
7- Tanhavash (2016)
8- Ranger and Leopard (2017)
9- Vortex (2018)
Director's note:
I am happy to say that this documentary was able to not only turn an ordinary farmer into the guardian of the Spider-Tailed Horned Viper, but also changed his livelihood. I just hope that locals and in fact, every single human being becomes a guardian of nature in their own respect.