1001 Nights Apart

2018     Slovakia

After the revolution of 1979, the gap widened between Iranians in Iran and Iranians abroad. Almost an entire generation left the country. Many were forced into exile. The next generations born after the revolution in Iran knew nothing about their past or they were completely apathetic about it. A large part of Iranian history was destroyed or burnt and what was left for the new generations was an invented history. It is still difficult to discern the lies from the truth. Many Iranians hid their true identities out of fear. Dancers were among these. Stories and histories were left untold, and the old and new generations remained total strangers. This gap grew over the past 40 years. The Tale of Scheherazade is a ballet, portraying a nation and performed and choreographed in two different eras by two completely separate generations of Iranian dancers and inspired by the famous story of Scheherazade in the 1001 Nights. As the film progresses, both groups become Scheherazade the story-teller and tell their own stories for the first time.

A film by
Sarvnaz Alambeigi

Editor
Hamid Najafirad

Director of Photography
Mahdi Azadi

Sound design
Ensieh Maleki

Composer
Masoud Sekhavatdoust

Dramaturgy consultant
Thomas Riedelsheimer

Dancers
Ideh Abootalebi
Sina Saberi
Mitra ZiaeiKia
Soroush Kariminejad
Faezeh Rokhfirooz
Aidin Irankhah
Kourosh Mohamadi
Donya Rohani
Mostafa Shabkhan
Sanaz Raeisi

Producers
Louise Rosen
Sarvnaz Alambeigi
Stefan Tolz
Thomas Riedelsheimer

Sales Agent/Distributor
Louise Rosen

Production
Filmpunkt GmbH
Rabison Art Production
Louise Rosen Ltd.

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