{"id":102,"date":"2025-09-11T17:58:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidewalkproject.art\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:47:19","slug":"our-production","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sidewalkproject.art\/index.php\/our-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Production"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At Sidewalk Project<\/strong>, we produce and publish documentary films that explore the intersections of art, culture, and human experience<\/strong>. Each project grows from real stories \u2014 from streets, studios,\n and stages \u2014 aiming to capture the unseen layers of everyday life.<\/p>\n

Sidewalk is not just a production label \u2014 it\u2019s a space for artistic dialogue, for voices and images that connect people across borders.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Hotel Teimori<\/em> is a documentary by Ramtin Ruzitalab<\/strong>, based on an idea by Elham Dehbozorgi<\/strong>. It follows Mohammad<\/strong>, a former addict who now helps others at a DIC center.\n Filmed over six years, it\u2019s a quiet, human story about resilience, compassion, and the dignity found in silence.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Beetle Lovers<\/em> (2016), directed by Ramtin Ruzitalab<\/strong>, is a documentary about Volkswagen Beetle enthusiasts in Shiraz<\/strong> who restore and cherish their cars with deep emotional connection.\n Beyond nostalgia and mechanics, the film captures themes of love, memory, and the desire to preserve the past<\/strong>. Blending humor and warmth, it portrays how affection can take the shape of metal, oil, and\n enduring memories.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Haawar<\/em>, directed by Ramtin Ruzitalab<\/strong> and Hamed Porzarin<\/strong>, tells the story of Mohammad Pourkand<\/strong>, a painter from Sarpolzahab who transforms the devastation of an earthquake\n into art. The documentary explores resilience, creativity, and hope<\/strong>, showing how humans can create meaning and beauty even amid destruction.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Water Project<\/em> is a poetic documentary series by Ramtin Ruzitalab<\/strong> exploring humanity\u2019s deep connection with water as life, memory, and culture<\/strong>. Its first episode, Lake of Memories<\/em>,\n focuses on Lake Maharloo<\/strong> in Fars Province \u2014 once vibrant, now fading \u2014 reflecting on loss, ecological fragility, and the need to remember and protect what sustains us<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Stone Lion<\/em> (Shir Sangi<\/em>), directed by Ramtin Ruzitalab<\/strong>, is part of the documentary series Carpet<\/em>. Set in Fars<\/strong>, it weaves together poetic storytelling and real interviews\n to explore the art of carpet weaving<\/strong> through the lives of women. Blending myth and reality, the film reflects on heritage, memory, and the quiet strength of generations<\/strong> who keep tradition\n alive through their craft.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Four Acts on One Stage<\/em> by Ramtin Ruzitalab<\/strong> is a six-part documentary on the theater of Fars and Shiraz<\/strong>, tracing its history, key figures, and future. Combining research, interviews,\n and storytelling, it celebrates the region\u2019s rich theatrical heritage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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