Title of the film And, Towards Happy Alleys
Originally Titled Be Kucheye Khoshbakht
Directed by Sreemoyee Singh
Language English, Persian (English subtitles)
Country India, Iran
Year 2023
Duration 75 mins
PRINCIPAL CREW
WRITING, CINEMATOGRAPHY, LOCATION SOUND Sreemoyee Singh
EDITING Joydip Das, Pradyatan Bera, Jabeen Merchant
SOUND DESIGN Anirban Borthakur
MUSIC Majdy
PRINCIPAL CAST Jafar Panahi, Jinous Nazokhar, Mohammad Shirvani, Aida Mohammmadkhani, Mina Mohammadkhani, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Farhad Kheradmand
About the Film
Inspired by Iranian cinema and the poetry of Forough Farrokhzad, a young Indian director journeys to Tehran to witness how resistance becomes a daily act of survival in Iranian society. Despite stringent censorship of the Islamic Regime the director collects a series of eloquent and candid interviews with filmmaker Jafar Panahi, activists and everyday women. Over six years, these conversations with the camera capture the simmering anxieties, fears, hopes and dreams of a nation on the cusp of revolution.
About the Director
Sreemoyee is a filmmaker and producer from Kolkata, India. She has a PhD degree from the department of Film Studies at Jadavpur University. She traveled to Iran and learned Persian to film her debut documentary And, Towards Happy Alleys which launched at the Berlinale International Film Festival (Panorama section) in February 2023 and has screened at many prestigious film festivals winning the ‘best feature’ in the International Competition at BAFICI Argentina. Sreemoyee has also worked as Assistant Professor of Film Studies at St. Joseph’s University, Bangalore and a Guest Lecturer at New York University, Abu Dhabi (NYUAD)
