“Look behind the Canvas” Displayed at AIPFF

TEHRAN (APFF) - 1st AIPFF displayed “Look behind the Canvas” which tells the stories of two women whose family lives have almost been ruined after their beloved men were taken into custody by unknown security guards with uniform in the ‘occupied’ city of Kashmir.

TEHRAN (APFF) – 1st AIPFF displayed “Look behind the Canvas” which tells the stories of two women whose family lives have almost been ruined after their beloved men were taken into custody by unknown security guards with uniform in the ‘occupied’ city of Kashmir.

Released in 2013, the film covers the disappearance of over 10,000 men-mostly ordinary civilians, since 1989 in Indian-administered Kashmir. Following 3 generations of women who have been affected by such disappearances of the men in their lives, the documentary presents the story of three spirited women, who continue to cling on to hope: an old woman, a middle aged mother and a young girl.

Shot in Kashmir, the film unfolds the endeavors of Masoud Hussein, art master and university lecturer of art, to find aunt Mugli to learn about her life to complete an artistic piece he is working on. In the end he finds out she was found dead in her room after years of solitude looking at the door with the hope of seeing her son once again.

It focuses on the anomalous situation in the Indian-controlled parts of Kashmir and how the presence of the Indian army has undermined standards of life in the city.

The movie is directed by Press TV director of documentary movement Mohsen Barmahani and is produced by the DEFC (Documentary & Experimental Film Center) and Al-Jazeera Documentary.

Mohsen Barmahani is one of the most famous Iranian documentary filmmakers in recent years and has worked with the Press TV and Audiovisual and Cultural Organization of Owj. He is also the Vice President & Head of Marketing and International Affairs at Iranian Youth Cinema Society and has served as the director of the movie market section of the 31^st edition of Fajr International Film Festival. He has also been the director of the foreign documentaries section of the PressTV.