Shahin Parhami

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Shahin Parhami
Shahin Parhami Headshot.jpg
Parhami in 2013
Born1967
Shiraz, Iran
Died13 March 2021(2021-03-13) (aged 53–54)
Alma materConcordia University (B.F.A)
Occupation
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
  • editor
  • cinematographer
Years active1997–present

Shahin Parhami (Persian: شاهين پرهامى, born 1967) was an Iranian-Canadian film director, writer, editor, and cinematographer based in Montreal, Quebec.[1][2][3] He is best known for his work on the documentaries Amin and Shahrzaad's Tale.[4][5]

Life and career[]

Parhami was born in Shiraz and immigrated to Canada in 1988, where he studied film first at Carleton University in Ottawa, later earning his B.F.A in Film Production from Concordia University in Montreal.[6] He started his film career with the early trilogy, Nasoot (1997), Lahoot (1998), and Jabaroot (2003).[7][8]

In 2010, Parhami's documentary AMIN, which chronicles the efforts of a Qashqai violinist to preserve his community's musical traditions, won the Award of Excellence at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.[9] In 2015, his film Shahrzaad's Tale, about an iconic star of popular Iranian cinema, was nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[10] His work has received acclaim from film critics. Peter Rist praises "the challenging, experimental approach to film form that he consistently adopts."[11] A new film, Marcel, centers the art and life of a major Canadian sculptor and is currently in post-production.[12] It is set for release in 2021, along with his feature fiction debut, Every Angel is Terrifying.[13]

Parhami passed away from cancer in Montreal on March 13, 2021.[14]

Filmography[]

Year Title Contribution Note
1997 Nasoot Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
1998 Lahoot Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2002 Amnesia Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2003 Jabaroot Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2004 Raga Malkauns Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2007 Faces Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2009 Shiraz 1340... Director/Producer
2010 Amin Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2015 Shahrzaad's Tale Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2021 Marcel Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2021 Every Angel is Terrifying Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer

References[]

  1. ^ Nathan, Archana (23 July 2015). "Against the grain". The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  2. ^ "The Many Tales of Shahrzaad's Tale: An Interview with Shahin Parhami". offscreen.com. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  3. ^ "An Interview with Shahin Parhami (Director)". yidff.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  4. ^ "Amin". idfa.nl. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  5. ^ "Amin". indiewire.com. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  6. ^ "Shahin Parhami". vtape.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  7. ^ "Film Experts Examine Persian Culture through the Cinematic Lens". shangrilahawaii.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  8. ^ "Jabaroot". hotdocs.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  9. ^ "YIDFF 2011". yidff.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  10. ^ "Poetry, or the Power of Existence: Shahin Parhami's "Shahrzaad's Tale"". ajammc.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  11. ^ "R.I.P. Film (not "Cinema"), 2011: Montreal, the year in review". offscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  12. ^ "Friendship between Holocaust survivor, Iranian filmmaker revealed in documentary". montreal.ctvnews.ca. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  13. ^ "Cinq conditions pour faire l'expérience de la poésie Every Angel Is Terrifying par Shahin Parhami". erudit.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  14. ^ "شاهین پرهامی، سینماگر، درگذشت". khabaronline.ir. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

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