Maryam Keshavarz
Maryam Keshavarz | |
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مریم کشاورز | |
Born | 1975 Masters of Arts Northwestern University, BA |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Maryam Keshavarz (
Biography
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Maryam received her BA in
In 2001, with a band of all girl crew and cast, Maryam directed her first experimental 16mm film, entitled Sanctuary. This surreal fantasy film about an Iranian woman in post-9/11 America traveled to several international festivals and landed Maryam the Steve Tisch fellowship to attend NYU's graduate film program.
In 2003, Maryam drew on her experience growing up between Iran and the United States to direct her first feature documentary, The Color of Love. An intimate portrait of the changing landscape of love and politics in Iran, the documentary showed at international festivals such as
In 2005, Maryam returned to Argentina, where she had studied Latin American literature at the University of Buenos Aires. There, she wrote and directed the visual essay The Day I Died about an adolescent love triangle in a sleepy Argentine seaside town. The Day I Died has been shown in Main Competition at Mar del Plata, Clermont-Ferrand, New York Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. The Day I Died was the only short film at Berlinale to win two awards: the Gold Teddy Best Short Film and the Jury Prize Special Mention. The film also won the Jury Prize at the Rio International Film Fest. The film is part of the DVD compilation by Shooting People entitled BEST v BEST VOL. 2: AWARD WINNING SHORT FILMS 2006.
Maryam's first narrative feature fiction film, Circumstance premiered to overwhelming critical acclaim at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, garnering the Sundance Audience Award, leading to Maryam's inclusion in Deadline.com's 2011 Director's to Watch. Circumstance has won over a dozen international awards including Best First Film at the Rome Film Festival and the Audience & Best Actress Awards at Outfest. The Independent Spirit Award nominated film was described by the New York Times as "Swirling and sensuous", by the Wall Street Journal as "Supremely cinematic", and by the Hollywood Reporter as "Amazingly accomplished." The film released theatrically in over a dozen countries in 2012.
More recently, Maryam's newest film project The Last Harem won the prestigious Hearst Screenwriters Grant and the San Francisco Film Society/ KRF Screenwriting Award, while her museum installation work entitled BETWEEN SIGHT AND DESIRE: IMAGINING THE MUSLIM WOMAN won a multi-year grant from Creative Capital. Maryam has also been tapped to co-write and direct the narrative adaptation of the award-winning HBO documentary Hot Coffee.
Maryam is an alumna of the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Lab, Tribeca Film Institute's All Access Program. She is the recipient of dozens of grants and fellowships including the French Government's Fonds Sud, Rotterdam Film Festivals' Hubert Bals Award, Women in Film's Grant, Adrienne Shelly Award, numerous Sundance fellowships, and multiple San Francisco Film Society grants. She has been a visiting artist at the University of Pennsylvania and guest lecturer at dozens of prestigious international universities. She is an active member of Film Independent serving as a mentor for their Project Involve Initiative and speaking on numerous filmmaking panels.
Personal life
Keshavarz is
Filmography and awards
Year | Film | Notes |
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2003 | The Color of Love (رنگ عشق) | International Documentary Association – David L. Wolper Award Full Frame Documentary Film Festival – Spectrum Award |
2006 | Not for Sale | |
2006 | The Day I Died ("El día que morí") | Berlin International Film Festival – Gold Teddy Best Short Film & Jury Prize Special Mention
Rio International Film Festival – Jury Award
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2011 | Circumstance | 2011 Sundance Film Festival – Audience Award
2011 Noor Iranian Film Festival – Audience Favorite Award 2011 Noor Iranian Film Festival – Best Director 2011 Outfest – Audience Award 2011 Paris Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival – Best Feature Film 2011 Rome International Film Festival – Best First Film
2011 New Directors/New Films Festival – Closing Night Film 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards – John Cassavetes Award Nominee
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2018 | Viper Club | |
2023 | The Persian Version | 2023 Sundance Film Festival – Audience Award |
See also
- Cinema of Iran
- List of famous Persian women
References
- ^ Olsen, Mark (2011-08-28). "Young Iran seen through 'Circumstance' and its cosmopolitan crew: Indie Focus – Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ EmanuelLevy. "Circumstance (2011): Maryam Keshavarz's Winner of Sundance Audience Award | Emanuel Levy". Retrieved 2020-03-24.
- ^ Homa Khaleeli (2012-08-23). "Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive' | Film". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
External links
- Maryam Keshavarz at IMDb
- Keshavarz at Stardustbrands
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160818010336/http://esmatlyintercultural.blogfa.com/post-70.aspx
- نقدی بر فیلم شرایط ساخته مریم کشاورز A Review on “Circumstance” by Maryam Keshavarz
- Advocate – State of Affairs
- – In Movies by Iranians, a Feminist Streak
- The Bay Area Reporter – Iranian Youth Culture Flowers in 'Circumstance'
- The Boston Globe – 'Circumstance': A Forbidden Love Story
- The Boston Herald – Film Reveals 'Circumstance' of gays in Iran
- College Movie Review
- ComingSoon.net
- The Daily Beast – Iran's Controversial New Lesbian Film
- Daily Candy – 9 Film You Should Seek Out
- Deadline Hollywood – Sundance: 2011 Film Directors to Watch
- The Feminist Spectator – 'Circumstance'
- Feminema – To Be Young, Gifted, & Living Under Patriarchy: 'Circumstance (2011)'
- The Globe and Mail – "Circumstance': A Glimpse of the Miniskirts Under the Chadors
- The Guardian (UK) – Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive'
- Huff Post Culture – 'Circumstance' and Dangerous Elicitations of Truth
- Huff Post Entertainment – Parties and Promiscuity In a Police State
- IndieWire – Critical Consensus: Iran-Set Drama 'Circumstance' is The Pick of the Week
- IndieWire 2 – Love and Risk in Iran: Circumstance Written and Directed by Maryam Keshavarz
- IndieWire 3 – 'Circumstance's' Maryam Keshavarz Faces Threats, Fears DVD Release
- Interview – Dubbing SATC in Tehran
- Killer Movie Reviews – 'Circumstance' Lines of Discontent in Iran's Cultural Landscape
- The New York Times – Living and Loving Underground in Iran
- Reuters – 'Circumstance' Sheds Light on Gay Life in Iran
- ScreenCrave.com – Sundance 2011: 'Circumstance' Movie Review
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch – 'Circumstance' Looks Inside Iranian Youth Culture
- The Salt Lake Tribune – Sundance review: 'Circumstance'
- USA TODAY – In 'Circumstance,' A sexual awakening in Iran
- W Magazine – Nikohl Boosheri & Sarah Kazemy: The Provocative Screen Debut by Two Iranian Actresses
- The Washington Post – 'Circumstance': Forbidden Love in Today's Iran