Pearls of the Persian Gulf: Dubai 1975, 1975
Kamran Shidrel
Pearls of the Persian Gulf: Dubai 1975, 1975
Film-35 mm
43 minutes
In Farsi with English subtitles
Film still
Image courtesy of the Artist
Biography
In 1964, Kamran Shirdel graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome before returning to Iran where he directed social documentaries for the Ministry of Culture and Art. Shirdel’s furious documentaries and cinematic language were highly contentious under the Shah as they spoke up for the underprivileged and criticised corruption.
Most of his films were banned and he was expelled from the ministry. After the revolution, all his films were released in Iran and internationally. He is the founding director of the progressive Kish Documentary Film Festival, the only independent festival of its kind in Iran.
This person was part of Sharjah Biennial 10
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