A still from Bander Band
Kolkata: Iranian film-maker Manijeh Hekmat has been in Kolkata and intends to make a film on India someday. She believes that India is one of few countries where you can place your camera in every corner and you’ll have images and, ultimately, cinema .
Her personal film career is long and eventful. In 1995, she began working as a producer. In 2002, she directed her debut feature titled ‘Women’s Prison’ on the situation of Iranian women prisoners. The film was premiered at the Venice Film Festival. In 2007, her second film, ‘Three Women’, was shown in more than 80 international film festivals starting with Berlinale.