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Arefi, der Hirte
Arefi the Shepherd

film type documentary film Production Country Germany, Iran production year 2013 runtime 8'39 colour Color
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo original-language Farsi subtitles English
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo original-language Farsi subtitles English

Dasht-e-Kavir. At no other place on this planet you would expect less life than in the Iranian desert. But there is one man facing the power of nature: Mohammad Arefi is a passionate shepherd. Every day he takes care of over 300 goats and sheep. A close portrait of a calm and humorous personality.

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Arefi, der Hirte
director Daniel Asadi Faezi Editing Daniel Asadi Faezi DOP Daniel Asadi Faezi Production Daniel Asadi Faezi Script Daniel Asadi Faezi Sound Design Daniel Asadi Faezi
Festivals
2013 Mumbai International Film Festival, India (Jury Special Mention)
2013 Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Germany
2013 IFF - Iranian Film Festival San Francisco, USA
2013 video/film tage – screening, Mainz, Germany
2013 blicke filmfestival des ruhrgebiets, Bochum, Germany
2013 Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele, Germany
2014 Tampere International Short Film Festival, Finland
2014 FiSH Filmfestival Rostock, Germany (Publikumspreis)
2014 Pelicam International Film Festival, Tulcea, Romania
2014 Pärnu International Documentary and Science Film Festival, Estonia
2014 ethnocineca – International Documentary Film Festival, Wien, Austria
2014 Film Festival della Lessinia, Bosco Chiesanuova, Italy
2014 NUFF - Nordic Young Film Festival, Tromso, Norway (Winner international competition)
2014 Fusion Festival, Lärz, Germany
2014 kontrast - Das Bayreuther Filmfest, Germany
2015 Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway
Awards
2014 2. Platz Deutscher Jugendvideopreis 2014
2015 Deutscher Nachwuchsfilmpreis 2015
Production
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Distribution
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Sales
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Daniel Asadi Faezi

Daniel Asadi Faezi, born 1993, studied in the Documentary Department at the University of Television and Film Munich and at the National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan. His films have been screened at numerous film festivals, including Locarno, Visions du Réel and DOK Leipzig. He is a Berlinale Talents alumni.

Filmography
2013 AREFI, THE SHEPHERD
2016 KIDS OF TEHRAN
2016 OBSERVATION OF HAWKS IN THE SKY
2017 IN SEARCH OF
2018 THE ABSENCE OF APRICOTS
2019 WHERE WE USED TO SWIM
2021 SLOWLY FORGETTING YOUR FACES
2023 waking up in silence
2025 Rückblickend betrachtet

Portrait of Daniel Asadi Faezi