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Archie hires seven servants to plug all his orifices over 10 days, a social experiment that also will begin his journey toward death.

"Surviving Paradise" follows the adventures of 10-year-old Sam and 8-year-old Sara, Iranian children lost in Los Angeles, as they search for an uncle and struggle to elude the hit man who kidnapped their mother. Along the way, they encounter dangerous situations and a cast of colorful characters, but through connections they endure the rigors of life on the streets.

MANHATTAN BY NUMBERS is the story of George Murphy, a laid-off newspaperman who has 24 hours to come up with the back rent he owes or be put out in the street. Desperately, he sets out to find an old friend who might help, yet when he discovers that his old friend has seemingly disappeared, George's search begins to take on a whole different meaning. Naderi here creates a searing portrait of Manhattan in the '90s, a deeply troubling look at a world as harsh and uncaring of human concerns as the desert landscapes so powerfully captured in WATER, WIND, DUST.

A love triangle of American expatriates in Cambodia leads to tragedy and redemption.

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon.

A look at the life and art of Ms. Iran Darroudi, one of the most important contemporary Iranian painters, who has divided her time between Tehran and Paris for the past fifty years. The film describes the various influences in her life and how she came to cultivate a style that merges the western surrealism with eastern mysticism.

An examination of the work and lives of actresses in the Iranian film industry prior to the 1979 revolution, featuring myriad interviews and rare film clips.

A look at the formation of the career of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.

A portrait of the prominent Iranian novelist, whose work dealt with the troubled nature of life within his native country, often due to political upheaval.

Siavash left Iran years ago illegally and lives in Sweden with his wife and two children. Realizing he wants to go back for a visit, he decides the best place to go is a free port, which doesn't require a visa. Being there he feels he is in Iran, but it does not fully satisfy his nostalgic longing, as his old home is on the mainland. On the island, Siavash comes face to face with the danger that awaits him if he returns home and he must decide what is most important to him: his future or his past.

In 1972, Bahman Maghsoudlou made a short film about Iranian artist Ardeshir Mohasses. For 36 years, this remained the only film about this internationally acclaimed artist. In 2008, spurred by a New York retrospective of Mohasses's work and the artist's passing, Maghsoudlou finally began work on the extended film he knew its subject deserved. Thus was born, Ardeshir Mohasses: The Rebellious Artist.

A look at the making of Dariush Mahrjui's 'The Cow' ('Gav'), considered by many to be the seminal film of the Iranian New Wave.

The film was made from a 2002 interview with the legendary Iranian translator, who speaks of how he came to bring so many classics of western literature to a Persian audience.

Documentary about Iran's most famous caricaturist, who has lived in the US since 1976.