Maryam Keshavarz
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Maryam Keshavarz is Iran
ian-American filmmaker.
Keshavarz studied Persian literature
at the University of Shiraz before turning to filmmaking. She has a B.A.
in literature and women's studies from Northwestern University
and a master's in Near Eastern studies from the University of Michigan
.
Her short film, The Day I Died
(El Día que morí) won the Teddy Award
in Competition Short Film section of Berlin film festival in 2006.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian-American filmmaker.
Keshavarz studied Persian literature
Persian literature
Persian literature spans two-and-a-half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources have been within historical Persia including present-day Iran as well as regions of Central Asia where the Persian language has historically been the national language...
at the University of Shiraz before turning to filmmaking. She has a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in literature and women's studies from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and a master's in Near Eastern studies from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
.
Her short film, The Day I Died
The Day I Died
"The Day I Died" is the second single from electronic music artist Just Jack taken from his third studio album All Night Cinema. It was released on 17 August 2009. The song has already made the Radio 1 A-list, and XFM B-list, before the single was officially released...
(El Día que morí) won the Teddy Award
Teddy Award
The Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival . Here, an "independent jury" implies that its members are not officially selected by the committee of the Berlinale...
in Competition Short Film section of Berlin film festival in 2006.
Filmography
- 20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
: The Color of Love (Rangeh eshgh) - 20062006 in film- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
: Not for Sale - 2006: The Day I Died (El Día que morí)
- 2011: CircumstanceCircumstance (2011 film)Circumstance is a 2011 dramatic film written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz. It explores homosexuality in modern Iran.-Plot:Atafeh is the teenage daughter of a well-to-do Iranian family in Tehran...
(Sharayet)