Iran series on Zayandehroud River in works

A documentary series on the largest river in the Iranian Plateau, Zayandehroud, is being produced in collaboration with 12 documentarians.

The series titled ‘Symphony of Zayandehroud’ comprises 12 episodes, with each directed by a different director.

Veteran documentarian Manouchehr Moshiri is an advisor to the joint project, joined by Seyed Mohsen Tabatabaee, the producer, who is a professional in both documentaries and feature films.

Among the directors, Nafiseh Toutouni is making the episode ‘I Am Happy with You Zayandehroud’; Hashem Mortazavian is working on ‘The River that Builds’; Jamal Oskoui on ‘Ice Caves’; Farshad Ahmadi on ‘Melodies of the Bridge’; Ezzatollah Parvazeh on ‘O Positive, O Negative;’ and Farhad Bordbar on ‘The People on the Bridge’.

Other episodes in the documentary include ‘Water-Born’ by Mohammad Mahmoudi; ‘Women of the Wetland’ by Shohreh Sajjadieh; ‘Travelogues’ by Ali Jafari; and ‘Two Rivers’ by Mohammad Ghazi.

Zayandehroud River starts in the Zard-Kuh subrange of the Zagros Mountains in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, flowing 400 kilometers eastward before ending in the Gavkhouni swamp, a seasonal salt lake, southeast of Isfahan city.

In Isfahan the most famous bridges Si-o-Seh Pol and Khajoo have been built over the huge but shallow river, which used to have significant water flow all year long in the past.

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