Production
Seven Springs Pictures is an independent production company dedicated to auteur-driven feature films and creative documentaries. With a focus on bold, socially engaged storytelling, the company works with both established filmmakers and emerging voices to develop and produce distinctive films with strong international potential. With a particular commitment to filmmakers and stories from Iran and the Middle East, Seven Springs Pictures has built a growing slate of internationally recognized productions exploring contemporary social, cultural, and human realities.
Feature Films
a bit of light
After being arrested and having his medical practice shut down, an Iranian doctor loses faith in the future and resolves to end his life, but one final day among his family begins to unsettle his decision.
falling house
A modest family on the outskirts of Tehran faces the imminent destruction of their house as a part of a vast redevelopment project. While Rashid, the father and a prison guard, is being accused of corruption, he discovers that his eldest daughter, Ensi, is secretly planning to leave Iran to become a model.
dreams of the wild oaks
In this hybrid documentary, a 13-year-old Bakhtiari girl, Samaneh, faces an imminent marriage, bound to it by the ancient tribal tradition of ‘Khoon-Bas’. The events unravel as she nears menarche that marks her transition to womanhood. This sets her on the path of seeking out seven rare golden-winged partridges, which seems to be her only way out of the forced marriage.
it’s winter
In the mountains of Iran, 16-year-old Sogol and 6-year-old Delaram live a nomadic life, close as sisters. Between long seasonal migrations and brief moments of joy, they coexist with industrial waste, wild nature, and the weight of old traditions. As winter approaches, a harsh truth begins to surface. Yet in their closeness, small sparks of care and imagination keep alive the hope of another future.
divine comedy
Through a navigative journey of absurd bureaucracy, underground deals, and an increasingly surreal reality, Bahram, an Iranian-Azeri filmmaker, decides to screen his banned film without official permission. But when the long-awaited screening finally begins, he never could have anticipated what happens next.
cinema jazireh
Under the Taliban’s oppression rule, Leyla, a desperate mother disguised as a man, searches for her missing son, while Omid, an orphan boy trapped in a creepy world of child exploitation joins her. Together, they fight to reclaim their freedom and hope.
higher than acidic clouds
In a haunting, autobiographical essay, Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari questions what it means to be an artist, as censorship drains the color from his home city of Tehran, and from his life.
requiem for a tribe
Hajar is a 55-years-old Bakhtiari grandma who is betrayed by her family and forced to abandon her nomadic lifestyle. Climate change, urbanization and social issues have drastically diminished the traditional migratory activities of the Bakhtiari tribe from Southwestern Iran.
terrestrial verses
Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex society.
the snow calls
Mina has three daughters but she lives in a society where giving birth to a boy is considered as a superiority. Mina is blamed because of this…
Short Films
mrs. iran’s husband
Sultan Mohammed is the ruler of the house in the heart of the mountains. The whole family must obey him. He does his best to be a powerful ruler for his wives.
the dream of a horse
In a mountainous but extremely green landscape goats jump over the rocks and laughing children run after them. In this paradise on earth, nomadic families have found their temporary home.