Born in Evin – Kamerafrau | Siri Klug | Director of Photography

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BORN IN EVIN
Feature Length Documentary
2013 | 2012 | 97 min
Born in a prison for political prisoners in Tehran. On a journey to break decades of silence.
Director: Maryam Zaree
DOP: Siri Klug
Production: Tondowski Fims Berlin, Golden Girls Wien und ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel

“BORN IN EVIN is a brave, intimate film that raises a universal call — against denial, and in favor of questioning.”
EPD FILM, Jens Balkenborg, September, 27 2019

“There’s a simple and engaging directness to this documentary.”
EyeForFillm/UK, Amber Wilkinson, June 10, 2019

“This delicate, sensitive film also delivers a powerful indictment of injustice and crimes against humanity. That takes great courage. (…)”
Excerpt from the laudation at the 2020 German Film Awards (LOLA), Charly Hübner

GERMAN FILM AWARD (LOLA) 2020 | BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
BERLINALE 2019 | KOMPASS-PERSPEKTIVE-AWARD

Five Lakes Film Festival 2019 | Award for Best Documentary
Hessian Film Award 2019
German Acting Award 2020 | Category: German Fairness Award
Hot Docs Toronto 2019
IDFA Amsterdam 2019
DOKfest Munich 2019

Synopsis

The artistic collaboration on Born in Evin was an extraordinary journey into the depths of memory and trauma. Due to her birth and subsequent imprisonment in the Iranian torture prison Evin, Maryam Zaree was exposed to many traumatic experiences. As both a survivor and a director, the film led her into a dark world – one deeply sealed within her.

“Born in Evin” reflects a cinematic journey into repressed abysses and unbearable experiences. As cinematographer and partner along this path, I was a witness, a companion – and a mirror. Every creative and thematic door that opened during this process led into the unknown – like a tightly locked door that requires immense effort to open, in order to explore the dark spaces behind it. The great success of this film reflects the artistic openness and visual presence that shaped this collaboration.