Requiem for a Tribe

Interweaving everyday routines with archival footage from the 1976 documentary People of the Wind, past and present are simultaneously depicted in Marjan Khosravi’s directorial debut. Khosravi illustrates the impacts of urbanization and climate change on the migratory patterns of the Bakhtiari tribe, and the irreversible damage to the place they call home. Compounding life shifts are seen through the lens of Hajar Faramazi, a grandmother and caretaker of the land. Hajar has been a nomad her entire life. She treasures her sheep and spends her days tending to her animals, collecting the harvest, and providing for her husband and sons. Hajar dreams of making one final nomadic journey, following in the footsteps of her ancestors, but this quest is brutally interrupted when she is betrayed by her family. (AT)
Preceded by short “The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing"