Mitra Farahani

Mitra Farahani (in Persian: میترا فراهانی; born 1975)[1] is an Iranian filmmaker and painter who currently lives in Paris.

Mitra Farahani
میترا فراهانی
Farahani at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, 2022
Born (1975-01-27) January 27, 1975
Tehran, Iran
NationalityIranian
EducationIslamic Azad University,
École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
OccupationFilmmaker, painter
Notable work
Fifi Howls from Happiness

Biography

Mitra Farahani was born on January 27, 1975 in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran.[2] Farahani has a degree in graphic art (1997) from Islamic Azad University in Tehran.[2] After graduation she moved to Paris in 1998.[3] In 1999, she lived in Hamburg briefly.[2] In 2000, she studied at École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris.[2]

The film Tabous - Zohre & Manouchehr (2004) is about her artistic pursuits.[2]

She was arrested on June 17, 2009, by the Iranian government, on her arrival in Tehran from Paris and held in Evin Prison. It is said that her arrest is linked to the crackdown of opposition by the Iranian regime following the presidential election and also making the regime angry by making some non-Islamic films outside Iran.[4][5] The Iranian government released her from prison on 30 June 2009.[4]

Filmography

Farahani has directed several films including;

  • Juste une femme (in English: Just a Woman) (2002), the first film about a gender reassignment in Iran, which was mostly shot on hidden cameras.[6]
  • Tabous - Zohre & Manouchehr (2004)
  • Behjat Sadr: Time Suspended (2006)
  • Fifi az Khoshhali Zooze Mikeshad (in English: Fifi Howls from Happiness) (2012), a documentary about the Iranian painter, sculptor and theatre director Bahman Mohasses.[7][8]

Farahani has worked as a cinematographer for films including;

  • Ziarat (English: Pilgrimage)(2005)
  • Fifi az Khoshhali Zooze Mikeshad (in English: Fifi Howls from Happiness) (2012)

Awards

Farahani's Juste une femme (in English: Just a Woman) film won a Teddy Award in 2002 at the Berlin International Film Festival (the Berlinale).[2]

In 2014 she was selected as a member of the jury for the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Tabous zohre & manouchehr". Laboratorioimmaginedonna.it. Archived from the original on 2006-05-07. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  2. Pallister, Janis L.; Hottell, Ruth A. (2005). French-speaking Women Documentarians: A Guide (in French). Peter Lang. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-8204-7614-8.
  3. "Behjat Sadr: Time Suspended". Butimar Productions. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  4. "Iran election: faces of the dead and detained". The Guardian. 2010-01-28. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  5. "Iran - Imprisonnement of the film-maker Mitra Farahani". BuddhaChannel. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  6. Faris, David M.; Rahimi, Babak (2015-11-20). Social Media in Iran: Politics and Society after 2009. SUNY Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-4384-5884-7.
  7. Dargis, Manohla (2014-08-07). "Artist Comes Cackling Back to the Limelight". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  8. Keough, Peter (October 29, 2014). "'Fifi Howls from Happiness' a revealing portrait of 'Persian Picasso' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  9. "Berlinale 2014: International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 2013-12-31.


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