I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.
From Bahman Ghobadi
I had seen some films made about the underground music world in Tehran, and most of them were short documentaries about 30 or 40 minutes long. And I always wondered why they weren't publicized more. Really, their only flaw was they were short documentaries.
Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents.
For me, it's better to live without looking over your shoulder, worrying about who is controlling your phone, maybe poisoning your food.
I'm free - but I'm also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a little.
I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.
If I hadn't turned out to be a filmmaker, I would have been a musician.
I can travel with music. I close my eyes, and I can travel all over the world with music. And one after another, stories come to me, and I just record them.
I love music, I make films with music, I eat with music, I sleep with music, I think with music. Music makes me dream; it strengthens my creativity.
I went to underground music studios. In the studios, I learned that you can make a movie without a permit.
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