Farshid Akhlaghipour

Farshid is an independent film director. An alumnus of the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Melbourne, Australia. His graduation film was awarded Overall Best Production, Best Documentary Production, Best Achievement in Sound and New Voice Award in 49th Annual Graduate Film and Television (VCA). He was born in 1981 in Tehran, Iran. He started his career as a short film director when he was only fifteen years old. He directed 12 short films and documentaries and participated in a variety of film festivals around the world. In 2012 he moved to Australia to continue his education and make films in a new area. In 2013 and 2016 he was a jury member of “Short Soup Film Festival” and “Wordless International Short Film Festival” in Sydney. Farshid has been working more than 2.5 years on his first feature documentary about Peter Roberts, the only Australian Music Thanatologist. “ From Music into Silence” will share Peter’s story who changed his life to offer peace and calmness to people facing their final moments.

Blind Owl Wedding Hall (2010)

Say it before you are changed...maybe an owl. A young boy & girl get friends, but can't continue their relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
CAST:  Mohsen Rastegar  •  Hedie Ranjbar  •  Leili Rashidi  •  Davood Asadi

Say it before you are changed...maybe an owl. A young boy & girl get friends, but can't continue their relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
CAST:  Mohsen Rastegar  •  Hedie Ranjbar  •  Leili Rashidi  •  Davood Asadi

Evaporation (2010)

It is not magic, but you can put all of your life in a glass of water.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
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It is not magic, but you can put all of your life in a glass of water.  (more)

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Suppose We Should Honour Death (2010)

A famous Iranian singer who was devoting all his life to his brother's family, died in an earthquake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
CAST:  M.Ali Oloumi  •  Alireza Akhlaghipour

A famous Iranian singer who was devoting all his life to his brother's family, died in an earthquake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
CAST:  M.Ali Oloumi  •  Alireza Akhlaghipour

Station 44 (2012)

A man, a woman, and the man who believes he has seen the woman before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
CAST:  Reza Behboudi  •  Zhaleh Shoari

A man, a woman, and the man who believes he has seen the woman before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
CAST:  Reza Behboudi  •  Zhaleh Shoari

Abortion (2012)

A 14 year old Iranian child bride is sold to a decrepit drug addict by her impoverished family. Now she is Pregnant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
CAST:  Sarvenaz Naankali  •  Hamid Kalani

A 14 year old Iranian child bride is sold to a decrepit drug addict by her impoverished family. Now she is Pregnant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
CAST:  Sarvenaz Naankali  •  Hamid Kalani

Pain is Mine (2018)

One day, One room, One take. After her spinal surgery, she was always in pain, intense pain, unendurable pain. Painkillers have been her refuge for a long time, but one day, she decided to stop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Farshid Akhlaghipour
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One day, One room, One take. After her spinal surgery, she was always in pain, intense pain, unendurable pain. Painkillers have been her refuge for a long time, but one day, she decided to stop.  (more)

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