Narges Abyar

Narges Abyar
نرگس آبیار
Abyar at the 37th Fajr Film Festival
Born (1970-08-08) 8 August 1970
Tehran, Iran
OccupationsAuthor, film director, screen writer
Years active1996–present
SpouseMohammad Hossein Ghasemi

Narges Abyar (Persian: نرگس آبیار, also romanized as Narges Ābyār; born 8 August 1970) is an Iranian film director, author, and screenwriter,[1] best known for directing Track 143, Breath, and When the Moon Was Full.[2] The film Track 143 is adapted from Abyar's novel titled The Third Eye narrating the story of a woman and her son during the time of war.[3] Her films sensitively picture the sufferings of women and children caused by the society, war or radicalism.

Abyar graduated in Persian literature; she started writing books in 1997. So far, she has written over 30 story and fiction books for children, young adults, and adults.[4]

Biography

Abyar graduated in Persian literature; she has written several stories and fiction books for children, young adults, and adults. She began her directing career with the film Objects in Mirror Are Closer than They Appear in 2005 and some short films and documentaries, most of them about the Iran–Iraq War.[5]

Although she has written four drama films, she has also made several short and feature-length documentaries since 2005. Her first experience in fiction was “The Kind Dead-End,” the winner of the best short film of the Setayesh Festival, and in several international festivals were also presented for the competition section.

Personal life

Abyar is married to producer Mohammad Hossein Ghasemi.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Ref.
2014 Track 143 [7]
2015 Objects in Mirror Are Closer than They Appear [8]
2016 Breath [9]
2019 When the Moon Was Full [10]
2021 Pinto [11]

Web

Year Title Platform Ref.
2025 Savushun Sheyda [12]
2025–2026 Drunkard Morning Sheyda

Documentary

  • The Kind Dead-End (fiction, 15 min, 2006)
  • The Story of a Believable Story (fiction, 2007)
  • One Day After the 10th Day; winner of the Best Documentary of the Egyptian Ismaili Festival; Grand Prize of the Batumi Festival, Georgia; Cinematic Success Award for AZA Festival, Greece; Honor Diploma from the Iguana Festival, Italy; The Best Documentary of the Ashura Image Contest and Participating in the 35 World Festivals[13][14]
  • The Day of the End (documentary, 2008); The Best Documentary of the Semi-Long; Film of Cinema Verite Festival; Best Documentary Award for Ashura Art Mourning Festival
  • Mother of the City (documentary, 2008); Best Film Award and Best Semi-long Script of Yazd Sacrificial Festival
  • Ulcer (Nasur) (fiction, 2009); Best Short Film Festival of the Holy Defense Festival; Best Film Festival for Three Decades of Presence
  • Shirpooshan (documentary, 2010 ); nominee for Best Documentary Award for the Grand Ave Festival, Poland

Books

Some of her novels are:

  • Mountain on the shoulder of the tree (Kooh rooye shaneh-ha-ye derakht); Winner of the Best Sacred Defense 2004 novel
  • A Boy with insatiable worms on his body (Pesar-e kerm be doosh & khandagh-e balaa); Literary Prize of Isfahan & Selected Top Book Festival
  • Third Eye (Cheshm-e sevvom); Nominated for the Best Sacred Defense 2006 Novel
  • The Legend of A Skinny Spring (Afsaneh-ye cheshmeh-ye laghar-mordani); Winner of the Nobel Prize of Salambacheha & Winner of the Literary Writers
  • It was neither a day nor night (Na shab bood-o na rooz); Lady Cultural Literary Award
  • The Poems of a sky-clad fish (She'r-ha-ye yek mahi-ye siyah-e asemoon-jol); Selected in Top Book Festival
  • Story of Two Fives (Dastan-e do panj); Selected in Top Book Festival
  • The Agitated Existence of a Prosperous (Zendegi-ye ghambar-e yek bot-e khoshbakht)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "بیوگرافی نرگس آبیار" (in Persian). Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "ایدۀ اصلی فیلم شیار ۱۴۳ را از کتاب چشم سوم گرفتم". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "گفت‌وگو با نرگس آبیار، برندۀ سیمرغ بلورین جشنوارۀ فیلم فجر". Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "شیار ۱۴۳ در اسلامشهر اکران می‌شود". November 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "زندگینامه: نرگس آبیار (۱۳۴۹-)". February 19, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ ""ازدواج نرگس آبیار با تهیه‌کننده شیار ۱۴۳"". Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Track 143 (2014) - IMDb, 12 November 2014, retrieved 2021-08-22
  8. ↑ Objects in Mirror (2013) - IMDb, 6 August 2015, retrieved 2021-08-22
  9. ↑ Breath (2016) - IMDb, 9 November 2016, retrieved 2021-08-22
  10. ↑ When the Moon Was Full (2019) - IMDb, 5 June 2019, retrieved 2021-08-22
  11. ↑ Ablagh (2021) - IMDb, February 2021, retrieved 2021-08-22
  12. ↑ "بهنوش طباطبایی به عنوان اولین بازیگر سریال سووشون انتخاب شد". خبرگزاری موج (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  13. ↑ "A catalogue page at random". Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "ONE DAY AFTER THE TENTH DAY". Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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