Iran
23′16″, 2021.
DIRECTED BY
PRODUCED BY
SCRIPTWRITER
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Perwîz Rostemî
EDITED BY
Tofîq Emanî
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The documentary Seven Symphonies of Zagros narrates the philosophy of seven musical Maqams of the oldest wind instrument (shamshal) in the life of the people of Zagros. The Seven Maqams is narrated using the monologue of an old man who spent 65 years of his life playing the shamshal (a Kurdish wind Instrument). The story of the film is character-oriented and the philosophy of the seven Maqams in his life is implied. Seven is regarded as a sacred number in different religions, and the content of the film is related to this issue.

Perwîz Rostemî (1977) was very interested in painting since his childhood. During the Iran-Iraq war, he had to migrate from Oraman to Sarvabad town and continue his education there. After high school, he graduated in painting. He entered filmmaking in 2001 by directing his first. In 2015, he succeeded in receiving a degree in directing.