The lineup of Iranian mid-length documentaries competing in the National Competition section of the 19th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema Verité (Cinema Haqiqat), has been officially announced.
According to the Iran Cinema Museum News Agency, a total of 20 Iranian mid-length documentaries will screen in the national competition as the festival approaches its opening days.
The selected films are:
Cyrus — Director/Producer: Sepideh Sepahi
The Knot — Director/Producer: Vahid Sedaghat
What Do You Do with Termites? — Director/Producer: Mohsen Alidadi
The Season of Horses’ Escape — Director: Sadegh Dehghani | Producer: Mehdi Ghorbanpour
For Ebrahim, a Man with a Movie Camera — Director/Producer: Ali Mohammad Sadeghi
Struggle with the Body — Director: Arash Eshaghi | Producer: Golnar Ghassemi
I Am Jalal Al-e Ahmad — Director/Producer: Ali Akbari
Tajresht — Director/Producer: Shahram Derakhshan
Mangrove Birds — Director/Producer: Abdolaziz Ghasemi
Jundishapur — Director/Producer: Pejman Mazaheri-Pour
Ghaem Forest — Director/Producer: Hamed Saadat
Oak Encounter — Director/Producer: Farhad Varahram
Samira — Director: Ali Momen Alaei | Producer: Saleheh Sadat Haghgoo
The Winners’ Game — Director/Producer: Ehsan Sedighi
The Platform — Director/Producer: Farid Panahnejad
Kill My Voice — Director: Mohammad Hossein Asnari Ashari Kahnouji | Producer: Mojtaba Rashvand
Wounded Lands — Director/Producer: Mostafa Shoghi
Rush — Director/Producer: Nima Mahdian
Belonging to No One — Director/Producer: Mohammad Ali Farsi
Mother Earth, Zahra Khanom — Director: Mehnaz Sokha | Producer: Kourosh Soroush
The 19th Cinema Verité International Documentary Film Festival will be held December 10–16, 2025, at the Mellat Cineplex in Tehran, with Mohammad Hamidi-Moghaddam serving as festival director.