Ahmad Mahmoud in Toronto
Posted by By ifvc at 17 May, at 19 : 43 PM Print
Ahmad Mahmoud: A Noble Novelist, a feature documentary about the life and works of the essential Iranian author, was screened in Toronto on Saturday, May 17th to a full house at the Parya Foundation. The event was dedicated to Behrouz Maghsoudlou, one of the producers of the film, who passed away on April 15th in Tehran from a heart attack. Shahrvand, one of the most influential magazines in North America, sponsored the event. At the beginning, Mr. Hassan Zerrehi, the chief editor of Shahrvand, introduced Bahman Maghsoudlou, the director and producer of the film. Mr. Maghsoudlou requested one minute’s silence to honor his younger brother in the wake of his sudden death, and then talked about him briefly. Thefilm was then screened for the eager audience, who took to it whole-heartedly. After the screening, Mr. Maghsoudlou gave a short lecture about Iranian pictorial culture through history, and then led a Q&A for more than an hour. Ahmad Mahmoud: A Noble Novelist has been selected for various film festivals and has been shown at various film and cultural centers throughout Europe and America. This film will be released on DVD by Pathfinder Pictures before the end of the year.
