Bahman Maghsoudlou Film Festival: Ardeshir Mohasses & His Caricatures / Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments
Key information
- Date
- Time
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3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
- Venue
- Brunei Gallery, SOAS
- Room
- Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre (BGLT)
- Event type
- Film screening
About this event
The fifth session of the Bahman Maghsoudlou Film Festival is a double bill of two screenings.
Ardeshir Mohasses & His Caricatures
This is a short documentary about acclaimed Iranian caricaturist, Ardeshir Mohasses.
- 20 min. Iran, 1972
- Shown at various film festivals, including the 1996 Leipzig Film Festival.
Iran Darroudi: the painter of Ethereal Moments
This feature documentary is a look at the life and art of Ms. Iran Darroudi, one of the most important contemporary Iranian painters, who has divided her time between Tehran and Paris for the past 50 years. The film describes the various influences in her life and how she came to cultivate a style that merges western surrealism with eastern mysticism.
- 52 min. Iran/France/USA, 2009
- This documentary was shot in Tehran, Paris and New York during 2000 to 2008.
- An IFVC Production – New York
Registration
- General Admission: £5
- SOAS students and staff: Free
Please purchase your tickets online.
SOAS students and staff can only register by using their SOAS email address.
