It is a story of a unique family in the world 

A Documentary on how a former imprisoned revolutionary in a religious closed society like Iran, turned his house in to an open Film School and pave to way for his family to became world class film maker and top International award winners, including Cannes Venice, Berlin, San Sebastian, Locarno and many.

This documentary looks  a story of  life time  film school which is lead by a man who once wanted to be Iran’s Che Guevara , but Cinema changed his life and also his family’s life style.

Dissatisfied with what Islamic Revolution  brought for  Iranian people,  Mohsen Makhmalbaf   who  already  learned  cinema by  himself  through trial and error ,  decided to express his views through this media  .Within few years he became one the Iranian pioneering film maker after the revolution and his films were  very well received around the world, while he was hugely criticised and under pressure by the officials in Iran. That was the time when her daughter , Samira , unhappy with Islamic schools , started an in- house riot  and decided to leave the school  to seek his dreams in world of cinema . A great challenge for a father of three,  who himself didn’t finish  secondary school at his time . 

 Mohsen Makhmalbaf in Daddy's School

Daddy’s film

Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Marzieh Meshkini, Samira Makhmalbaf, Meysam Makhmalbaf, Hana Makhamalbaf

Director - Hassansolhjoo

Camera - Carlos Homer, David Murphy, David Wilkins, James Anderson
Editing:
Online editor - Ali Farahani
Offline editor - Kasra Karimi
Grading - Ali Farahani, Johanatn Lovel
Vocal - Sara Amini
Sound Trcak: 
Silence by Majid Entezami
Gabbeh by Hossein Alizadeh
Door Mashoo by  Dolvatmand Khalov
Beethoven 5th. symphony

Special Effect - Kasra Karimi
Archie - Makhmalbaf Film House, BBC Archive

Producer - Hassan Solhjou

Executive Producers - Lara Petrossians, Jane Taylor

BBC MMXIV 

Hassan Solhjou
 

Cinema Department