The Song of Nimevar
(SORUDE DASHTE NIMEVAR )
Mohammad Reza Moghadassian
Iran 1988 | 42 Min. | 16 mm, OmeU
Iran 1988 | 42 Min. | 16 mm, OmeU
The old man who is in charge of distributing water from the Nimevar Channel to the inhabitants, breaks down »Barema« dam each year to direct water to the river. The Channel is well prepared for annual dredging and the men gather from Nimevar and Bagherabad villages with their shovels to do this hard task. At the end of dredging, the old man is seated on the horse wearing a hat and army medals. He salutes the villagers as they parade before him. This is the beginning of a feast at the end of dredging. The annual feast is finished with traditional ceremony of passing the shovels over the head. After the feast, some of the villagers direct the water to the Channel once again voluntarily.