P like Pelican

Synopsis

P Like Pelican focuses on Aqa Seyyed Ali Mirza, a hermit whose contact with the children living nearby lead him to confront an unknown and symbolic creature: the pelican. The Mongols is a fictional feature taking up questions of alterity and the anxiety over the influence of such modern technologies as television in Iran.

Director Biography

Born in Tehran in 1939, Parviz Kimiavi trained as a filmmaker in Paris and worked at the public television network Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française, before returning to Iran in 1969. He developed a rich documentary practice that flourished throughout the 1970s, approaching diverse subjects with a poetic and impressionistic sensibility, and exploring cultural tradition, modernity, and national identity.