Feature documentary
In every part of this vast country, people of diverse ethnic backgrounds have their own unique musical culture in which women’s voices have always played an important role. Cultural life in Iran is strongly regulated and women are not allowed to sing publicly.

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DEALING WITH CULTURAL CENSORSHIP IN IRAN, WOMEN SINGERS STARTED USING ALSO DIGITAL MEDIA MORE. INVITED BY A MAGICAL ENTITY, NEGAR, FEMALE VOICES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY GATHER TO MAKE THEIR DREAM COME TRUE: “I WANT MY VOICE TO BE HEARD.”

Official Website: www.femalevoiceofiran.com

TV License: EuroArts Music Sales | Available at MEZZO.tv and Tubi | Catalogue: German Documentaries
Case study on my editing process: FCP.co Article – German Press Interview: Film & TV Kamera Magazin
German Radio Interview: Deutschlandfunk Kultur

Running Time: 75′ – Languages: English/Farsi (with English subtitles) – Format: DCI 2K, 24p

A Film by: Yalda Yazdani, Andreas Rochholl, Sebastian Leitner
Produced by: Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin – DoP & Editor: Sebastian Leitner
Production Companies: KADMOS Produktion & SLFILM media