The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), formed upon nationalization of the British Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, employed film systematically, producing many films on oil and petrochemical subjects. It also made films depicting Iran's progress and modernization, highlighting the role of the Shah and NIOC in that direction. Under its auspices, Ebrahim Golestan directed A FIRE (1961), a highly visual treatment of a seventy-day oil well fire in the Khuzestan region of southwestern Iran. This film was edited by the Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad and won two awards at the Venice Film Festival in 1961.

The End of Summer
The End of Summer

Weegee's New York
Weegee's New York

Land Without Bread
Land Without Bread

Las Hurdes, país de leyenda
Las Hurdes, país de leyenda

The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey
Counterparts
Counterparts

Paris in the Belle Epoque
Paris in the Belle Epoque
Man Who Chooses the Bush
Man Who Chooses the Bush

The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...
The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

Gay Rights
Gay Rights

White Earth
White Earth

Arthur Penn: The Director
Arthur Penn: The Director