DAC presents Bahman Maghsoudlou's San Francisco premier of "Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors," a documentary about the legendary Iranian director. Join us for the screening, followed by Q&A with the director, Bahman Maghsoudlou. In Persian with English subtitles.

"A comprehensive review of the master’s remarkable work, mostly through the experiences of the women who have worked with him, this timely documentary on Bahram Baizaie is a valuable source for film scholars as well as lovers of Iranian cinema."
--Gönül Dönmez-Colin

About the Film

International Film & Video Center Presents

Bahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors

A Film by Bahman Maghsoudlou

With: Lily Amir-Arjomand, Bahram Beyzaie, Godfrey Cheshire, Parvaneh Masumi,
Esmail Nooriala, Richard Pena, Mojdeh Shamsai, Susan Taslimi
Camera: Shahryar Assadi, Bjarne Blume, Sam Javadi, Nezam Kiaie, Danish Saroee, Vahid Zamani
Scenario: Bahman Maghsoudlou, Esmail Nooriala
Editor: Haleh Javanshir,
Executive Producers: Bijan Maghsoudlou, Behzad Maghsoudlou, Bahman Maghsoudlou

Synopsis: Identification & Mythology Films
Bahram Beyzaie (b, 1938) is a dramatist and filmmaker, and undoubtedly one of the most important Iranian scholars of the performing arts of the twentieth century. He is a writer, director, playwright, essayist and, above all, an intellectual who has served and influenced his country through more than fifty books and eleven feature films. Beyzaie is a master of theatre and cinema, having produced work in both fields.
This film focuses on his cinematic vision and style in the films he has written, directed, edited and produced between 1970-2009.
In 2010, Bahram Beyzaie left Iran to teach at Stanford University in California. This is the third part of History of Iranian Cinema.

This film includes footage shot in England (London), France (Paris), Iran (Tehran), Sweden (Stockholm), and the USA (Denver, New York, San Francisco) between 2002 and 2018.
Documentary, USA/Iran, Color & B/W, Farsi with English Subtitles
Copyright IFVC, 2019

-Official Selection, MESA Film Fest (Middle East Studies of American Universities), 2019

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