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My Stolen Planet

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"My Stolen Planet" is a diary-style narrative by Farah, an Iranian filmmaker. Born during the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, she captures moments of joy and defiance in her daily life, navigating the contrast between domestic freedom and external oppression. Simultaneously, she collects 8mm archives from people she doesn't know. Relying on others' recordings, she gains a new perspective on losing memories. Her connection with Leyla, an Iranian professor who left Iran during the revolution, adds a name and story to one of her archive's faces. Farah's mother, suffering from Alzheimer's, motivates her to fight against forgetting. In the fall of 2022, the Women, Life, Freedom uprising became a turning point in Farah's life, as well as in the lives of many others in Iran. This is a homemade history.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 01/14/2025
3/5
I have to say that some of the more straightforwardly video-diary material about her own life is less interesting and a little more indulgent, but this relevance of what her camera is witnessing is real. Go to Full Review Rebecca Harrison Writing on Reels 10/27/2024
It’s not the violence that sparks the greatest emotional response. It’s the hope. It's the beauty of Sharifi's filmmaking, insisting that their story is told, and the Super-8 film that survives, moving those dancing women on and on through the ages. Go to Full Review Olivia Popp Cineuropa 10/21/2024
Through voiceover, the filmmaker questions her impulse to film everything, but “to film or not to film” is never the question — it’s not so black and white. Film bears witness to tragedy and injustice, and documentation is therefore also endlessly vital. Go to Full Review Clotilde Chinnici Loud and Clear Reviews 10/13/2024
3.5/5
While much of the documentary is about filmmaking as a tool of insurrection and self-protection in more ways than one, it is also ultimately about all the Iranian women who died fighting for their freedom, as the final intertitle reminds us. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Farahnaz Sharifi

Director

Anke Petersen

Producer

Lilian Tietjen

Producer

Farzad Pak

Producer

Farahnaz Sharifi

Cinematographer

Farahnaz Sharifi

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Synopsis "My Stolen Planet" is a diary-style narrative by Farah, an Iranian filmmaker. Born during the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, she captures moments of joy and defiance in her daily life, navigating the contrast between domestic freedom and external oppression. Simultaneously, she collects 8mm archives from people she doesn't know. Relying on others' recordings, she gains a new perspective on losing memories. Her connection with Leyla, an Iranian professor who left Iran during the revolution, adds a name and story to one of her archive's faces. Farah's mother, suffering from Alzheimer's, motivates her to fight against forgetting. In the fall of 2022, the Women, Life, Freedom uprising became a turning point in Farah's life, as well as in the lives of many others in Iran. This is a homemade history.
Director
Farahnaz Sharifi
Producer
Anke Petersen, Lilian Tietjen, Farzad Pak
Production Co
Jyoti Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Persian
Runtime
1h 22m