Braving the Waves

Braving the Waves

TFI Suppport

TFI Network 2016

Logline

Roghieh, a woman in Southern Iran, is trying to secure jobs for over 800 women in her community through a Bazaar she established and runs, but she continues to receive threats from the mayor. He wants to destroy the Bazaar and build a big shopping mall. 

Braving the Waves

Mina Keshavarz

Director, Producer, Cinematographer

Documentary filmmaker Mina Keshavarz was born in Iran in 1984. Mina found Mindoc Film production in Tehran 2013. Her films have been shown and awarded at film festivals around the world - IDFA, Sheffield, Thessaloniki. Mina has experience as a jury member in national & international film festivals.

Braving the Waves

Amin Behroozzadeh

Cinematographer

Born in 1978. Amin began his artistic work as musician and then he began to work in Film industry as a Cinematographer. He is currently working with MinDoc Film Production as cameraman for documentary film projects.

Braving the Waves

Veronique Lagoarde-Segot

Editor

Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot graduated in 1994 from the Film School of Biarritz with a major in editing. She specializes in historical and political documentary, and has edited over sixty films. In 2012 she edited Five Broken Cameras, nominated for an Academy Award and winner of the International Emmy Award.