Synopsis
In a village in Iran, a boy is born with severe physical disabilities. His parents, believing him to be stillborn, plan to bury him. Suddenly the boy begins moving with his arms and legs and returns to life. Throughout childhood, he learns to walk with the aid of crutches, made for him by his grandfather. Very soon he begins to curiously examine and explore the world around him. The boy draws everything on paper he sees and dreams that one day he will become a great artist. He moves to Tehran, the capital attending the University of Arts. He successfully participates in an international painting competition for disabled artists and is selected by UNESCO as the winner. This success leads him to be awarded a scholarship for education in Scotland. On completion of his education, he returns to his hometown in Sistan where he lives alone. He begins teaching art to students. He continues to create beautiful and unique works of art. The film “The Invisible Lines” is the life story of a disabled boy who loves painting and his unique talent enabled him to become the greatest disabled painter in the world.
Director
Mehdi Rakhshani was born in October 1976 in Iran in Zahedan. He is a director, producer, cinematographer and editor. He graduated from the University of Art and Architecture in Sistan and Baluchistan with a major in artisanal handicraft. His first art activities began with participating in the drawing and painting classes of Mr. Ghafouri in 1991. And in 1993 Mehdi enrolled in the filmmaking courses of the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS) and completed his education with the making of two 8mm- short films. In 1999, He entered the world of journalism as editor-in-chief in Zahedan Newspaper His career in the film industry currently includes cinematography of 15 short films, editing of 3 fictional films and directing of 5 TV series, 3 narrative and 8 documentary films. “The Life of the anthem is the title of the book which Mehdi wrote and published, this book is about folklore music and musical instruments in Sistan and Baluchistan.
