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Keep your cigarette butts : story of a campaign

this is the story of an Iranian woman who is trying to start an environmental activity in Karaj (a city near Tehran). She has a long way to go with what she dreams which is perusing the city officials to be more caring about these activities .

  • Sepehr Rezaei
    Director
  • Sepehr Rezaei
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Enviermental, women, city
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Dslr : 1920*1080p
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Sepehr Rezaei

2007 : Studying cinema in Iranian Youth Cinema Society )yisc(
2008 : Assistant editor at studio DIDE SEVOM
2009 : Assistant editor at MISAGH FILM
2010 : Start university in Field of photography
2010 : Assistant director in “Chiz-haie hast keh nemidani “/ There Are Things You Don't Know
by Fardin Sahebzamani
2011 : Editor in ROAD FILM.CO
2012 : Photojournalist in ARTNA News agency.
2012 : Winning Academic Honors Diploma in Doorbin.net Festival for documentary “Stop Bath”
2013 : Studying in KARNAMEH Institute : Asghar Farhadi Workshop .http://karnameh.org
2014 : Editor and animation assistant in Zarrinkelk Animation Studio
2016 : Working in commercial industry as Director of photography
2018 : Directing Commercial and industrial videos .

Filmography:

Second unit cinematographer(documentary):
“TIAB” by Reza Khoshfrman (2012)

Cinematographer ( Documentary) :
“Old man and the Sea” by Nahid rezaei (2016)

“Parfümün Serüveni” / The Adventure of Perfume by Şahin Yiğit (2018)

Take your cigarette butts : Story of a campaign (Director) (2020)

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Director Statement

at first i wanted to make a film about her activities . shooting was going fine but the cronoa pandemic happened . it not only cancelled all of her plans for 6 month but this activity almost died . because its dangerous . so she is trying to find new ways to continue her activity. i tried to tell the story as a socialistic point of view . people's reaction to her work , her meetings with city officials , her ups and downs on this project and generally to produce an image which is more close to the karaj city true identity with out any exaggeration and with a little bit of humor . i really don't like to make a very melodramatic picture out of a story like this . just want the world to see what is really going on in this city in a matter like this . maybe that would help the future generation to continue what she has started at this point