The Upside-down Triangle (Persian: مثلث واژگون) is the first feature film by Iranian independent filmmakerHossein Rajabian. The black-and-white film has been shot and directed by Rajabian – who has been involved in photography for years – using digital cinema technology.[1] The shooting of the film kicked off in mid-February 2013 and came to an end in early May 2013. Snowfall in Central Alborz in northern Iran and [problems associated with] local arrangements are to blame for the prolongation of the shooting.[2][3][4] This film was banned by Iranian government and has not been screened anywhere, any festival, etc.
A man, regretting divorcing his wife, is seeking to win her over again. However, due to a complex Iranian marriage law, he cannot remarry her immediately. He asks a colleague of his to serve as a temporary husband before he can legally propose to his wife again. The agreement is made, but after getting married, his colleague is then unwilling to divorce. He takes his new spouse along with him on his professional mission which is to plant traffic signs along a derelict border road. The ex-husband learns about their trip, and decides to follow them...[5]
Productionedit
The film's material was all following the arrest of Hossein Rajabian by security forces on October 5, 2013. As a result, The Upside-down Triangle, which was a licensed film, suffered inconsistency and underwent international distribution censorship before being able to be submitted for international film festivals, and public screening in Iran.[6] The film was never screened and the film crew, including the director, has yet to watch it on the screen. The film's main material–among them the international band of the film's final sound–has yet to be given back to the producer Hossein Rajabian. Following his arrest, Rajabian spent two months in solitary confinement in Ward 2-A of Evin prison and was threatened with televised confessions.[7] He was released on bail (around $166,000) in mid-December, pending trial.[8] Two years later, his case was heard at Branch 28 of Tehran Revolutionary Court which was presided over by Judge Moghisseh (Summer 2015).[9][10] He was sentenced to six years in prison for pursuing illegal cinematic activities, launching propaganda against the establishment and hurling insults at sanctities. On appeal, his sentence was reduced to three years imprisonment and three years of suspended jail.[11][12][13][14]
Censorshipedit
The Upside-down Triangle was first reviewed by Iranian security forces together with two film directors whose identities were never revealed. The original 106-minute film, which was reduced to 80-minutes during the review process, finally managed to secure the go-ahead for screening from the Cinema Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The license would allow the director to present a 72-minute version of the film which has been re-edited under a new title (Sky Reaches the Earth),[15][16] but this failed to affect the fate of the film one way or another.[17][18] Currently[when?] the longest version of the film is a 90-minute copy with a medium quality which has been pieced together after the review process, with 10 minutes of the film failing to secure the nod of related officials. The fate of the remaining 16 minutes of the master copy – which was part of the confiscated hardware and has yet to be given back to the director – still hangs in the balance. On various grounds, including reviewing, parts of the film – 34 minutes in total – have landed on the cutting room floor.[19]
Releaseedit
In protest at his six-year prison term and in support for two members of his crew–namely Mehdi Rajabian, the sound designer and Yousef Emadi, the sound recordist who had been arrested and convicted along with the director – Hossein Rajabian released a free version of his film online in Spring 2016.[20]
Galleryedit
Referencesedit
^"Amnesty International Calls for Quashing the Convictions of 3 Artists". Hrana - News Agancy. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
^"آپارات در ایام نوروز - BBC Persian". BBC Persian (in Persian). 26 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
^Hossein Rajabian Iranian Filmmaker & Photographer (2015-12-27), hossein rajabian film Behind the Scene پشت صحنه مثلث واژگون فیلم حسین رجبیان, retrieved 2016-04-24
^Hossein Rajabian Iranian Filmmaker & Photographer (2016-04-23), The Upside-down Triangle A Film By Hossein Rajabian نسخه کامل مثلث واژگون فیلمی از حسین رجبیان, retrieved 2016-04-24
^Hossein Rajabian Iranian Filmmaker & Photographer (2016-04-23), The Upside-down Triangle A Film By Hossein Rajabian نسخه کامل مثلث واژگون فیلمی از حسین رجبیان, retrieved 2016-04-24
^"Artists Sentenced to Prison". en.iranwire.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
^. Freemuse. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
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^"Call on Iranian authorities to drop charges on two musicians and a filmmaker". International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
^Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (2016-03-24). "Film-maker and two musicians face three years prison in Iran". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
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^"Iran: Tortured filmmaker and musicians face imminent arrest amid crackdown on artists". www.amnesty.org. March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
^. Freemuse. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
^"Iran: Tortured filmmaker and musicians face imminent arrest amid crackdown on artists". www.amnesty.org. March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
^"Taste of Cinema's The 10 Best Iranian Films of 2015 | Listology". www.listology.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
^hossein, rajabian. "SKY REACHES THE EARTH by HOSSEIN Rajabian - Iran Art House Film". iranarthousefilm.net. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
^"Top 3 Iranian films of 2015". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
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^Hossein Rajabian Iranian Filmmaker & Photographer (2016-04-23), The Upside-down Triangle A Film By Hossein Rajabian نسخه کامل مثلث واژگون فیلمی از حسین رجبیان, retrieved 2016-04-24
Coverage by The Guardian of Hossein Rajabian’s sentence
Covereage by El Espanol of Hossein Rajabian's sentence
Covereage by CNN Arabic
International Film Festival Clermont
Teaser trailer of The Upside-down Triangle on YouTube
The Upside-down Triangle BEHIND THE SCENE
The Upside-down Triangle on BBC PERSIAN
Hossein Rajabian Official Website
Iran Art House Film
The Upside-down Triangle A Film by Hossein Rajabian
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The Upside down Triangle Persian مثلث واژگون is the first feature film by Iranian independent filmmaker Hossein Rajabian The black and white film has been shot and directed by Rajabian who has been involved in photography for years using digital cinema technology 1 The shooting of the film kicked off in mid February 2013 and came to an end in early May 2013 Snowfall in Central Alborz in northern Iran and problems associated with local arrangements are to blame for the prolongation of the shooting 2 3 4 This film was banned by Iranian government and has not been screened anywhere any festival etc The Upside down TriangleThe Upside down Triangle Official PosterDirected byHossein RajabianProduced byHossein RajabianCinematographyHossein RajabianMusic byShahin PajoomProductioncompanyBarg Film CoRelease date2016Running time106 minutesCountryIranLanguagePersian Kurdish English Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Censorship 4 Release 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis editA man regretting divorcing his wife is seeking to win her over again However due to a complex Iranian marriage law he cannot remarry her immediately He asks a colleague of his to serve as a temporary husband before he can legally propose to his wife again The agreement is made but after getting married his colleague is then unwilling to divorce He takes his new spouse along with him on his professional mission which is to plant traffic signs along a derelict border road The ex husband learns about their trip and decides to follow them 5 Production editThe film s material was all following the arrest of Hossein Rajabian by security forces on October 5 2013 As a result The Upside down Triangle which was a licensed film suffered inconsistency and underwent international distribution censorship before being able to be submitted for international film festivals and public screening in Iran 6 The film was never screened and the film crew including the director has yet to watch it on the screen The film s main material among them the international band of the film s final sound has yet to be given back to the producer Hossein Rajabian Following his arrest Rajabian spent two months in solitary confinement in Ward 2 A of Evin prison and was threatened with televised confessions 7 He was released on bail around 166 000 in mid December pending trial 8 Two years later his case was heard at Branch 28 of Tehran Revolutionary Court which was presided over by Judge Moghisseh Summer 2015 9 10 He was sentenced to six years in prison for pursuing illegal cinematic activities launching propaganda against the establishment and hurling insults at sanctities On appeal his sentence was reduced to three years imprisonment and three years of suspended jail 11 12 13 14 Censorship editThe Upside down Triangle was first reviewed by Iranian security forces together with two film directors whose identities were never revealed The original 106 minute film which was reduced to 80 minutes during the review process finally managed to secure the go ahead for screening from the Cinema Department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance The license would allow the director to present a 72 minute version of the film which has been re edited under a new title Sky Reaches the Earth 15 16 but this failed to affect the fate of the film one way or another 17 18 Currently when the longest version of the film is a 90 minute copy with a medium quality which has been pieced together after the review process with 10 minutes of the film failing to secure the nod of related officials The fate of the remaining 16 minutes of the master copy which was part of the confiscated hardware and has yet to be given back to the director still hangs in the balance On various grounds including reviewing parts of the film 34 minutes in total have landed on the cutting room floor 19 Release editIn protest at his six year prison term and in support for two members of his crew namely Mehdi Rajabian the sound designer and Yousef Emadi the sound recordist who had been arrested and convicted along with the director Hossein Rajabian released a free version of his film online in Spring 2016 20 Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit Amnesty International Calls for Quashing the Convictions of 3 Artists Hrana News Agancy 2 March 2016 Retrieved 2016 04 24 آپارات در ایام نوروز BBC Persian BBC Persian in Persian 26 March 2016 Retrieved 2016 04 25 Hossein Rajabian Iranian Filmmaker amp Photographer 2015 12 27 hossein rajabian film Behind the Scene پشت صحنه مثلث واژگون فیلم حسین رجبیان retrieved 2016 04 24 Hossein Rajabian Iranian Filmmaker amp Photographer 2016 04 23 The Upside down Triangle A Film By Hossein Rajabian نسخه کامل مثلث واژگون فیلمی از حسین رجبیان retrieved 2016 04 24 Hossein Rajabian Iranian Filmmaker amp Photographer 2016 04 23 The Upside down Triangle A Film By Hossein Rajabian نسخه کامل مثلث واژگون فیلمی از حسین رجبیان retrieved 2016 04 24 Artists Sentenced to Prison en iranwire com Retrieved 2016 04 20 Iran Two musicians and a filmmaker sentenced Freemuse Archived from the original on 2017 08 28 Retrieved 2016 04 18 Iran 165 Iranian artists and activists protest charges against two musicians and a filmmaker Freemuse Archived from the original on 2016 04 25 Retrieved 2016 04 18 Call on Iranian authorities to drop charges on two musicians and a filmmaker International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran 15 January 2016 Retrieved 2016 04 23 Dehghan Saeed Kamali 2016 03 24 Film maker and two musicians face three years prison in Iran The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 2016 04 18 Iran Filmmaker faces prison after three minute trial www amnesty org uk Archived from the original on 2016 04 05 Retrieved 2016 04 23 Iran Tortured filmmaker and musicians face imminent arrest amid crackdown on artists www amnesty org March 2016 Retrieved 2016 04 23 Iran 165 Iranian artists and activists protest charges against two musicians and a filmmaker Freemuse Archived from the original on 2016 04 25 Retrieved 2016 04 18 Iran Tortured filmmaker and musicians face imminent arrest amid crackdown on artists www amnesty org March 2016 Retrieved 2016 04 18 Taste of Cinema s The 10 Best Iranian Films of 2015 Listology www listology com Retrieved 2016 04 19 hossein rajabian SKY REACHES THE EARTH by HOSSEIN Rajabian Iran Art House Film iranarthousefilm net Retrieved 2016 04 19 Top 3 Iranian films of 2015 The Asian Age Retrieved 2016 04 19 The 10 Best Iranian Films of 2015 Taste Of Cinema Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists 23 January 2016 Retrieved 2016 04 19 Artists Sentenced to Prison en iranwire com Retrieved 2016 04 24 Hossein Rajabian Iranian Filmmaker amp Photographer 2016 04 23 The Upside down Triangle A Film By Hossein Rajabian نسخه کامل مثلث واژگون فیلمی از حسین رجبیان retrieved 2016 04 24External links editFilm on youtube Longest Version Film On Internet Archive Longest Version Amnesty International UK Petition Hossein Rajabian culture action europe The 10 Best Iranian Films of 2015 Coverage by The Guardian of Hossein Rajabian s sentence Coverage by PEN International of Hossein Rajabian s sentence Covereage by El Espanol of Hossein Rajabian s sentence Covereage by CNN Arabic International Film Festival Clermont Teaser trailer of The Upside down Triangle on YouTube The Upside down Triangle BEHIND THE SCENE The Upside down Triangle on BBC PERSIAN Hossein Rajabian Official Website Iran Art House Film The Upside down Triangle A Film by Hossein Rajabian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Upside down Triangle amp oldid 1160918265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
