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Tehran Has No More Pomegranates
(Tehran anar nadarad) by Massoud Bakhshi. Iran, 2007, 67 min, 35mm, U.S. Premiere
Tehran Has No More Pomegranates is a postmodern documentary that is as witty and engaging as it is informative. On a mission steeped in irony, director Massoud Bakhshi and his crew serve as protagonists in a narrative about the impossibility of completing their project. In the process they take us on a winding journey through archival film from the 19th-century Qajar modernization period into the traffic-filled streets and bazaars of contemporary—yet intentionally conservative and traditional—Tehran. Onscreen, Bakhshi may fail, but he succeeds in both documenting 150 years of history and entertaining with its contradictions.
Preceded by: Traveler of the Horizon, by Hamid Bahrami. Iran, 2006, 10 min, Digibeta
Sun, Nov 11, 4:30 P.M. Q&A with director Massoud Bakhshi
Thu, Nov 15, 9:30 P.M.
Co-sponsored by 3rd i NY.
Filmmaker's Biography
Born in 1972 in Tehran, Massoud Bakhshi studied cinema and photography at the Iranian Young Cinema Society and directing in Italy. He has worked as a scriptwriter, critic and director since 1990. His production credits include A Short Report (1997), Identification of a Woman (1999), Cinecitta (2000), Praying for Rain (2000), Sayat Nova (2001), Hi Tokyo (2001), When Behrang Meets Ayumi (2002) and Lost Windows (2002).
Festivals and Awards
- International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2007
- Fajr International Film Festival, Iran, Best Director, 2007
Credits
Writer: Massoud Bakhshi
Producers: Massoud Bakhshi, Mohammad Reza Khodaveici, IRIB, Channel 1
Cinematographer: Bayram Fazli
Editor: Ali Mohammad Ghasemi
Sound: Behrouz Shahamat, Mohammad Reza Yousefi
Music: Mohsen Namjou, Navid Afghah
Print Source
Massoud Bakhshi
Tel: +98 21 88 51 13 26
Email: mabakhshi@yahoo.com
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