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“In the Land of Brothers” highlights the remarkable debut for co-directors Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi, who walked away with the Directing Award for their entry in the World Cinema – Dramatic Competition. The film marks a milestone for many on the team. This is the first co-directed feature for Amirfazli and Ghasemi; the first feature for acting co-lead, Mohammad Hosseini; and finally, the first time on-camera for co-lead Hamideh Jafari. Despite the many firsts, the feature is remarkably well-crafted, as Amirfazli and Ghasemi exhibit their natural inclination as storytellers.

In the Land of Brothers screened at Sundance

The co-directors have a track record of writing and directing shorts, and this shows in the tripartite structure of “In the Land of Brothers.” The quiet narrative loosely ties together three different stories demarcated by ten-year intervals. The film starts in 2001, when Afghan trade school student Mohamed (Mohammad Hosseini) is racially profiled by the Iranian police.

The Alexa 35 is booming! As IndieWire released its camera survey, it seems that the new Super 35 flagship from Arri is among the most popular cameras chosen by Sundance 2024’s filmmakers. The Arri 35 causes the notable Super 35 format to go back to the game. Furthermore, the Arri Alexa Mini is the most popular camera five years in a row. Watch the segmentation.

Sundance 2024’s Narratives: Camera Manufacturers’ chart

As you can see in the chart, Super 35 is the dominant format. As we thought that large sensors would pull down the notable Super 35, it’s not as simple as that, since the Arri 35 kicks the Super 35 to the popularity line again. Additionally, this is the first time that we have seen a solid presence of the Arri 35 in our charts. Head to head with the old (and mighty) Alexa Mini, the Arri 35 is climbing strong and may become the most preferred camera among storytellers.

September Film has acquired all rights for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg for “In the Land of Brothers,” which has its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section.

The film is written and directed by Iranian filmmakers Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi. Alpha Violet is handling world sales.

The film tells the story of three members of an extended Afghan family who start their lives over in Iran as refugees, but are unaware of the decades-long struggle ahead of them — and the ultimate price expected of them.

It is a journey across landscapes, cultures and generations as felt by the three lead characters: Mohammad, a young teenager and promising student; Leila, a woman isolated by geography; and Qasem, who bears the weight of his family’s sacrifice.

“’In the Land of Brothers’ is about the feeling of being ‘the other’ in a place you thought you belonged,...