Posted on 04 May 2010. Tags: female directors, iranian artist, iranian director, iranian filmmaker, iranian movie, iranian visual artist, iranian women, persian filmmaker, persian women, shirin neshat, women without men
Winner of the Silver Lion for Best Director at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, this first feature film by acclaimed visual artist Shirin Neshat explores the lives of four women during the traumatic era in early fifties Iran.
Against the tumultuous backdrop of Iran’s 1953 CIA-backed coup d’état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.
Neshat delves into the social and psychological dimensions of her characters, as a British and American backed coup topples a democratically elected government.
With subtlety and poetry, Women Without Men reveals the impact of historical and religious forces on females across the spectrum of Iranian society.
Shirin Neshat’s award winning film “Women Without Men” opens in NYC onMay 14th.
Opening weekend followed by Q&A with Director Shirin Neshat.
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Posted on 28 December 2009. Tags: 21, adrienne shelly fellowship, american dreamz, ana lily amirpour, entourage, grand prize bluecat screenwriting competition, indie-a-go-go, iranian actor, iranian actress, iranian director, iranian filmmaker, ketab, marshall manesh, max amini, sam golzari, the stones, tribeca, tribeca all access, tribeca film institute, year one
Ana Lily Amirpour is working on her next project, a short film called KETAB, about a lonely young guy in Tehran who goes to buy a book. On the surface it appears to be a very basic story, but as it unfolds, a more intricate world is revealed, one that touches on the current dichotomies faced by Tehrani youth and their fight for basic freedoms. The film will star Sam Golzari who debuted as the star of American Dreamz and 21. Co-stars include exciting up-and-coming Persian talent like comedian Max Amini and actress Sheila Vand, as well as veteran Iranian actor Marshall Manesh who has appeared in dozens of films and television shows including Year One, True Lies, How I Met Your Mother, Will and Grace and Entourage, among many others.
“KETAB is actually a scene from my feature script THE STONES. I plan to use this short film to show the industry that a foreign film about Iranian youth is not just important and topical, it’s also a fun ride as well… with what’s going on in Iran today, it’s never felt more necessary to tell these types of stories.” Amirpour says.
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Posted on 26 May 2009. Tags: ana lily amirpour, iranian filmmaker, tfi adrienne shelly foundation, the stones, tribeca film institute
L to R - Actress Emily Deschanel (Bones), Tribeca Film Institute CEO Brian Newman, Ana Lily Amirpour, and founder of the Adrienne Shelly Foundation, Andy Ostroy
As part of the Adrienne Shelly Foundation’s mission to aid in the advancement of talented women filmmakers, the foundation has teamed with the Tribeca Film Institute to form the TFI Adrienne Shelly Foundation Screenwriting Fellowship.
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Posted on 26 May 2009. Tags: ana lily amirpour, iranian filmmaker, tfi adrienne shelly foundation, the stones, tribeca film institute
L to R - Actress Emily Deschanel (Bones), Tribeca Film Institute CEO Brian Newman, Ana Lily Amirpour, and founder of the Adrienne Shelly Foundation, Andy Ostroy
As part of the Adrienne Shelly Foundation’s mission to aid in the advancement of talented women filmmakers, the foundation has teamed with the Tribeca Film Institute to form the TFI Adrienne Shelly Foundation Screenwriting Fellowship.
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