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- "Taq Kasra: Wonder of Architecture" is the first-ever documentary film on the world's largest brickwork vault. The palace is the symbol of the Persian Empire in the Sasanian era (224-651 AD), when a major part of Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) was part of Persia (Iran). Taq Kasra was in serious danger of ISIS attacks in 2015-2016 and this was the main motivation for documentary maker Pejman Akbarzadeh to travel to Iraq twice and film the arch before it was potentially destroyed. The film explores the history and architecture of Taq-i Kisra (also known as Arch of Ctesiphon) with respected archaeologists and scholars from around the world and portrays the huge impact of war and ideological policies on the identity of this ancient monument.
- 100-min. documentary film about the life and career of legendary Persian singer HAYEDEH (1942-1990), made by the exiled musician and journalist Pejman Akbarzadeh. "Hayedeh Legendary Persian Diva" contains an extensive review of the singer's artistic activities from the beginning in late 1960s at Radio Tehran to the end in 1990 in California. The documentary looks at Hayedeh's career against the backdrop of political and social upheaval in Persia [Iran] as the nation went from monarchy to revolution to protracted war that forced many of its best and brightest into exile. The film was nominated as the "best documentay" at Noor Film Festival in Los Angeles and cited as a "Must See Film" in Dutch weekly Elsevier. The film includes rare footages and exclusive interviews with the main figures of the singer's career such as Farid Zoland, Andranik, Sadegh Nojouki and the last queen of Persia Farah Diba.