Silent House is the story of three generations of an Iranian family who live in a one-hundred-year-old house in Tehran. Through archival family footage woven with contemporary images, the two filmmakers, Farnaz and Mohammadreza, portray their family’s evolution across 40 years. They follow each family member entangled in the tides of their country’s complicated history. With the house itself as a silent witness, the family’s story becomes a mirror for society and the family’s house a metaphor for Iran.

Directors: Farnaz Jurabchian & Mohammad Reza Jurabchian | 2022 | 101 Min.
Language: Persian with English subtitles
Country: Iran/France/Canada/Philippines/Qatar
German Premiere

Screenings and tickets

Saturday 1 June 2024, 19:00

Thursday 30 May 2024, 15:00

Achievements

Selected Festivals:

• IDFA

• It's all True

• Hot Docs

• Doxa Documentary Film Festival

• Krakow Film Festival

• Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

• RIDM - Montreal International Documentary Festival Festival

• Verzio Film Festival

Awards:

• Mitrani Award for the Best Feature Documentary at FIPADOC

• Don Quijote Award • BEST FEATURE LENGTH FILM at Melgaço International Documentary Film Festival

• Winner of the Grand Prix at EBS International Documentary Film Festival

Directors

Farnaz Jurabchian is an award-winning Iranian/Canadian independent filmmaker and writer. She received her BFA in cinema from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Most of her films revolve around the notion of homeland and characters that each represent a part of society. Her debut mid-length documentary, 'Overruled,' about unauthorized Afghan tennis players, premiered at Hot Docs 2016 and won several international prizes. Her recent documentary, 'Silent House,' had its world premiere at IDFA 2022.

Mohammad Reza Jurabchian is an award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer based in Tehran. He received his BA in photography. He was among the best photographers of the year in the 10th Iranian National Biennial of Photography. His works which often have a personal world are heavily indebted to photography. His debut mid-length documentary, 'Overruled,' about unauthorized Afghan tennis players, premiered at Hot Docs 2016 and won several international prizes. His next film, 'Silent House,' had its world premiere at IDFA 2022.