Explore the Pardis gardens of 18th century Iran in Ban-na. Ban-na, or “mason”, tells the story of a young builder tasked with designing a pardis garden fit for the late general and personal friend of the Khan.
With sights and sounds inspired from classical Persian and Iranian history, Ban-na takes you inside a fictionalized recreation of building a pardis garden from the inside.
Ban-na is a work of fiction, and tells a story of life and forbidden love as it would have been – themes and experiences that are rooted in recorded history, and remain relevant today.
For additional resources on Iranian and Persian history, please see the following:
some of the famous and amazing Pardis that we used as reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shazdeh_Garden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_Garden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eram_Garden
Iranian Music Model system Called “Dastgah”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dastgah
History of LGBT in Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dastgh-e_ur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_history_in_Iran
Credits:
Khodadad mahdavi – Programming
Max Tittle – Story and Dialogue
Austin Gelber – Music and Sound Design
Caitlin G Cooke – Art