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Haji Cultures

 Documenting . Narrating . Reimagining Cultures

As founder of Doran Cultures and Haji Cultures, I established this research and cultural collective five years ago to document and preserve Iran’s disappearing local traditions. The project has collected thousands of hours of film, photography, and audio recordings from communities across Iran, creating a living archive for future generations.

Key fieldwork has focused on Talesh in northern Iran and Qeshm Island in the south, capturing rituals, music, and oral histories. This work also revealed deep cultural links between Qeshm and Oman, opening pathways for cross-cultural dialogue across the Gulf and beyond.

From this archive emerged the interactive book Short Stories from Talesh, where photography, documentary films, and podcasts bring the region’s intangible heritage to life through a multi-sensory experience.

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. Reimagining .

Books
. Narrating .

Documentaries
. Documenting .

To watch more documentaries please visit Doran Cultures Chanel

Empowerment programs

Empowerment Through . Art . School

As a Board Member of the International World Relief Foundation (IWRF), I’ve spent over a decade developing educational and cultural programs for refugee and vulnerable communities.

Among these efforts were the creation of two schools for Afghan and Baloch refugee children — Ambassadors of Sky’s Kindness — launched with UNICEF’s support to provide free education for children outside Iran’s national system.

With the UNHCR, I later designed a media and art training program for Afghan refugee women, focused on photography, editing, and digital design. The project evolved into a self-sustaining model where graduates became future instructors, building a creative ecosystem that connected education, culture, and empowerment.

These initiatives led to national projects such as Adam, a cultural–fashion magazine, and the digitalization of human resource training for the Tehran Municipality.

Digital Art Studio
. Empowering through Art .

Kindness Schools
. Empowering through School .

Cinematic Works

. The Art of Motion .

For me, cinema is the second language of ethnography — a space where observation, narration, and imagination converge.

Since 2013, I’ve worked across more than ten cinematic projects as a director, producer, cinematographer, and art director.

My most significant independent work, The Land of Cranes (Ā), is an experimental feature film that moves between documentary, ritual, and dream — a poetic reflection on humanity, migration, and nature.

Earlier, I collaborated on several short films including Bāreh, Bacheh, Gol, Amsterdam, and A Few Seconds Later, taking roles in writing, cinematography, and artistic consultation.

These works have been screened at international festivals and exhibitions.

For me, cinema remains a tool to record the collective unconscious and to create a visual memory — a poetic and technological extension of my path in culture and ethnography.

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