The rhythm of waves, the hum of wind, or the rustle of palm trees often filled the gaps — nature itself became a narrator. He rejected artificial glamour and preferred non-professional actors for supporting roles, allowing the texture of real life to shape his scenes. His editing style was unhurried, reflecting the slow, deliberate pace of southern life. Viewers were invited not just to watch but to breathe within his world — to feel the heat, the fatigue, the nostalgia of the people he portrayed.
While Taghvai was a filmmaker, he was also an archivist of Iranian culture. His documentaries — such as Wind of Jinn and Lotus — are invaluable records of rituals, beliefs, and communities that were vanishing under modernization. He believed cinema had a duty to preserve the intangible heritage of the people — their songs, crafts, dialects, and ways of seeing the world. He often spoke about the loss of cultural diversity and used his films to resist homogenization.
