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23 March 2011 at 16 : 17 PM
Ahmad Mahmoud; A Noble Novelist
Director, Producer & Editor: Bahman Maghsoudlou Executive Producer: Bijan Maghsoudlou Associate Producer: Behrouz Maghsoudlou Camera: Shahriar Assadi with:Farhang Farrahi, Javad Mojabi, Abass Pahlavan, Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou & Ebrahim Younesi Color, 59 min., 2004 Ahmad Mahmoud was born on December 25, 1931 in Ahwaz. In his youth he worked as a day laborer, driver, construction worker and […]
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23 March 2011 at 16 : 09 PM
Ta’zieh; Another Narration
Director, Editor: Parviz Jahed Producers: Parviz Jahed, Behrouz Maghsoudlou Executive Producer: Bahman Maghsoudlou Camera: Mahmoud Mazra’ati With: Jaber Anasori, Bahram Beyza’i, Peter Chelkowski, Abdol-ali Khalili, Laleh Taghian 2001, Color, 75 min., Iran Ta’zieh or Shabih-Khani is one of the oldest and most authentic traditions of theater in Iran. It is a kind of theater based […]
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23 March 2011 at 15 : 29 PM
Life In Fog
Writer, Director: Bahman Ghobadi Camera: Bayram Fazli Editor: Mohammad Ali Sajadi Sound: As’Ad Khoshnoud Music: Ali Kohan-Deiri Producer: Behrouz Maghsoudlou Executive Producer: Bahman Maghsoudlou 1998, Color, 28 min., Documentary, Iran Synopsis: A fourteen-year-old boy, forced to provide for his younger siblings after the death of their parents, is driven to quit school and smuggle goods […]
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23 March 2011 at 15 : 38 PM
Ahmad Shamlou; Master Poet of Liberty
Executive Producers: Behrouz Maghsoudlou, Akbar Ghahary Producer: Bahman Maghsoudlou 1999, Color, 60 min., Documentary, Iran-USA A documentary about one of the most important Iranian poets and intellectual icons. Includes commentary by acclaimed Iranian filmmakers Bahram Beyza’i, Naser Taghva’i and Abbas Kia-Rostami. Also includes commentary from the following prominent Iranian intellectuals, artists, writers, poets and literary […]
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23 March 2011 at 15 : 11 PM
Ardeshir Mohasses & His Caricatures
Camera: Manouchehr Tabari Editor: Mohammad Tahaminejad Narration: Fereydoun Farahandouz With: Fereyoud Gilani, Javad Mojabi, Hooshang Taheri Writer, Director, Producer: Bahman Maghsoudlou Iran, B/W, 20 minutes, 1972 This is a short documentary about a famous Iranian caricaturist, who died in 2008. This documentary, made in 1972, remains the sole film about a great artist who lived […]
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23 March 2011 at 12 : 38 PM
Ardeshir Mohasses’ Accolades
“Iran has a serious cartoonist, whose talent and originality are beyond question.” — Stanley Mason, Graphis “The drama which Ardeshir has in his mind is also the conflict between individual consciousness in the modernized world and long-established customs. We do not find any differences between him and ourselves. His grotesque caricatures are the very fruits […]
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11 February 2011 at 12 : 01 PM
Screening of Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments in Paris
The Association of the World Study of Zoroastrianism held a special two-part program at the Cultural Center for Zoroastrianism from 6:30PM to 11PM entitled ‘Esfandgân: journée de la femme,’ a celebration of women in the arts. The program included a screening of Bahman Maghsoudlou’s feature-length documentary Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments. Following an […]
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31 January 2011 at 12 : 38 PM
Murcia Film Festival, Spain
Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments, Bahman Maghsoudlou’s latest feature- length documentary, was selected for the second edition of the Ibn Arabí Film Festival, which was held from January 31st to February 5th, 2011 in the city of Murcia. Mr. Maghsoudlou was in attendance as a special guest of the festival, which also included […]
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12 December 2010 at 15 : 33 PM
Screening of Iran Darroudi at the Film Society of Los Angeles
On Sunday, December 12, 2010, at 6:30 PM, the Film Society of Los Angeles, as part of its 100th program, presented Bahman Maghsoudlou’s Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments. Mr. Hassan Fayyad, the president of the Film Society, opened the night with a short introduction celebrating the seven years during which he has arranged […]
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10 October 2010 at 15 : 07 PM
Iran Darroudi at Yale and Fairleigh Dickinson University
As a part of the Mehregan program, sponsored by the Foundation of Iranians of Connecticut, Bahman Maghsoudlou’s feature documentary about the life and art of Iran Darroudi was screened at Yale University on October 10. Dr. Khodadoust, the president of the Foundation, spoke about culture and how Iranians have maintained theirs throughout a thousand years […]
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