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Where did the Kurdish teachers carry blackboards on their backs?

Nov 20, 2000 · Most of “How Samira Made ‘The Blackboard,’ ” as its title suggests, covers the making of “Blackboards,” which was shot in rocky, mountainous terrain among Kurdish communities on the border between...

Who is Samira Makhmalbaf?

Samira Makhmalbaf, 20, became the youngest director to have a film in the Cannes Film Festival's competition category with her latest, "Blackboard". The film has received glowing reviews and she's been the talk of the town. Here are some photos taken by her brother, Maysam, during the shooting of "Blackboard", in Iran's Kurdistan.

What is blackboards?

May 05, 2000 · AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMIRA MAKHAMALBAF Why did you choose Kurdistan as the location of your film The Blackboard? The story of my first film THE APPLE took place in Tehran, which represents a part of Iran. Kurdistan is also one of the regions of Iran. My next film could possibly be shoot in some other region of the country…

What does Samira Makhmalbaf say about women's rights?

May 13, 2000 · The 20-year-old Iranian Samira Makhmalbaf, director of The Apple, has returned to the Cannes film festivalwith what is by any standards a sensational movie. Takhté Siahor The Blackboardfollows a...

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May 12, 2013 · Blackboard (2000) Samira Makhmalbaf, the director of Blackboard, was born in 1980 in Tehran, Iran. Her father Mohsen Makhmalbaf (The Cyclist, Time of Love, Ghabbe, Kandahar) is Iran’s one of the most prominent and prolific award winning filmmakers who gave minor roles to Samira starting from age 5.

What is Samira's political stance?

Samira has a political stance in life that directly and constantly informs her approach to film making, which also situates her in the tradition of Third Cinema. As an artist, she focuses on real issues (poverty, displacement, war, etc.) faced by real people with a deep sense of responsibility towards humanity as a whole. She takes sides, but instead of pretending to know the truth and to speak for “the wretched of the earth”, she allows the local stories to be enacted and told by local people. In this respect, her films are subtle subversions of both the political and the cinematic systems, but also pot-modern innovations within Third Cinema.

Who is Samira Makhmalbaf?

Samira Makhmalbaf, the director of Blackboard, was born in 1980 in Tehran, Iran. Her father Mohsen Makhmalbaf ( The Cyclist, Time of Love, Ghabbe, Kandahar) is Iran’s one of the most prominent and prolific award winning filmmakers who gave minor roles to Samira starting from age 5. At age 8, Samira had an important role in her father’s film The Cyclist. At age 13, she lost her mother and her father married his sister-in-law Marziyeh Meshkini who was also a filmmaker. Cinema was Samira’s life and at the age 15 she “abandoned formal education to devote herself entirely to the cinema, studying primarily with her father” (Dabashi 2001) in the Makhmalbaf Film House.

What is the third cinema?

According to Guneratne, “Third Cinema is the only major branch of film theory that did not originate within a specifically Euro-American context.” (Guneratne 2003, 7) The socio-political and historical context that prepared the birth of Third Cinema was precisely the first few post-colonial decades following the 2 nd World War, including the period of Vietnamese victory over the French, the Cuban revolution, and Algerian independence.” (Stam 2003, 31) This period, marked by the expansion of anti-capitalist revolutionary ideologies throughout the world from Africa to Latin America, promoted an instrumentalist approach to art as primarily a means of emancipation, liberation and raising consciousness of the masses.

Who is Samira Makhmalbaf?

Meysam Makhmalbaf (half-brother/cousin) Samira Makhmalbaf ( Persian: سمیرا مخملباف ‎, Samira Makhmalbaaf) (born February 15, 1980) is an Iranian filmmaker and script writer. She is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, the film director and writer. Samira Makhmalbaf is considered to be part of the Iranian New Wave .

Who is Mohsen Makhmalbaf married to?

Mohsen Makhmalbaf married Fatemeh Meshkini, who gave birth to their three children – Samira (or Zeynab, born in 1980), Meysam (or Ayyoub, born in 1981), and Hana (or Khatereh, born in 1988). Mohsen Makhmalbaf says in an interview, “When I left the political organizations and moved into radio, Fatemeh came with me.

What is the theme of Makhmalbaf's films?

Her films have been known to follow a theme of progress and change. Makhmalbaf’s films have been known to follow a theme of progress and change. As reflected in her style, she strives to portray political real-world purpose, fully committed to exposing issues such as poverty.