Maryam Zahirimehr
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Maryam Zahirimehr | |
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مریم ظهیری مهر | |
 Maryam Zahirimehr | |
| Born | April 5, 1970 |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Writer, Producer, Photographer, Editor[1] |
| Known for | Endless? |
Maryam Zahirimehr (Persian: مریم ظهیری مهر; born in 1970 in Rasht, Iran) is an Iranian screenwriter and film director living in the USA.[2]
Biography
[edit]Maryam Zahirimehr is a native of Iran and was educated in the USA. She received her MFA in Photography and Integrated Media from Lesley University in 2016.[3][4][5]
Career
[edit]Her short film "Like Pain, Like Cigarette" was screened at Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner in 2017 and was nominated for the Best New England Film at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival in 2017.[6] “Endless?” is her first feature as a writer-director-producer. The film tells the story of a grief-stricken mother in Iran who forced her daughter to marry and the relationship she develops with a young girl who is new to the village. The film addresses trauma related to a dowry death. “Endless?” won the best international feature award at RIFFA 2018, and also won the award for best experimental director from New York International Films Infest Festival.[7] Her debut feature film also won the Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award from 17th Boston International film festival in 2019.[8]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Credited as | Length | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | ||||
| 2015 | Invisible Woman | Yes | Yes | 6 minutes | Short video art |
| 2016 | The breadwinner | Yes | Yes | 5 minutes | Short video art |
| Talk to the Fish | Yes | 14 minutes | Short fiction | ||
| 2017 | Like Pain, Like Cigarette[9] | Yes | 14 minutes | Short Fiction | |
| 2018 | Endless? | Yes | Yes | 80 minutes | Feature, released |
| 2021 | Forbidden Womanhood | Yes | Yes | 96 minutes | Feature, Released |
| 2023 | Girls don't wear pants | Yes | Yes | 90 minutes | Feature, development |
Awards For Endless ( 2018, Movie)
[edit]- 2017: Nominated for the Best New England Film at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival for "Like Pain, Like Cigarette"[10]
- 2018: Winner for the Best International Feature Award at RIFFA 2018, for Endless?[11]
- 2018: Winner for the Best Experimental Director from New York International Films Infest Festival (NYCIFIF), for Endless?[12]
- 2019: Winner for the Best Debutant Director award from 11th Jaipur International Film Festival for Endless?[13]
- 2018: Winner for the Best Independent Feature, Best Cinematography, Best Young Actress, Best Screenplay at Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela for Endless?[14]
- 2018: Nominee for the Best International Film at 24th Kolkata International Film Festival, Innovation in Moving Images category for Endless?[15]
- 2019: Winner for the Outstanding achievement award in Film On Women at CICFF - Calcutta International Cult Film Festival for Endless?[16]
- 2019: Winner For The Best Foreign Director Award at the Children's Film Festival of Bangladesh for Endless?[17]
- 2019: Winner of the Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award at Boston International Film Festival for Endless?[18]
Awards, Forbidden Womanhood (2022, Movie)
[edit]- 2022: Won the Best foreign feature film award from Arizona International Film Festival 2022[19][20][circular reference][21]
- 2022: Won the Best Screenplay award from International Filmmaker festival of New York 2022[22]
- 2022: Nominated for the Best Foreign feature award at Female Eye Film Festival 2022[23][24][circular reference][25]
- 2022: Won the honorable mention for the Best Foreign feature award at Female Eye Film Festival 2022[26][27]
- 2022: Nominated for the Best Foreign feature award at this human world film festival- International Human rights Film Festival 2022[28][29]
- 2023: Won the first award for the Best long feature at DONA I CINEMA 2023[30][31]
- 2023: Nominated for the Best Asian feature film award at Dhaka International Film Festival 2023[32][33]
Personal life
[edit]She currently resides in Massachusetts.[34]
References
[edit]- ^ "IMDB Page". IMDb. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ @IFF_Zurich (21 August 2019). "From left Maryam Keshavarz (director of Viper Club), Eline Farideh (Finding Farideh main actress), and Maryam Zahir…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ King, Loren (29 March 2018). "Boston Globe Summiting Provincetown to address sexual harassment, racism, and pay disparity in the entertainment industry". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "IMDb link, Director Bio". IMDb.
- ^ "Linkedin link, Director Bio".
- ^ "Awards and Winners - MASSIFF". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Winners 2018 New York International Films Infest Festival (NYCIFIF)". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival". www.massiff.org. Archived from the original on 2019-01-25.
- ^ "Massachusetts Independent Film Festival 2017 Films". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Awards and Winners - MASSIFF". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ @ReginaFilmFest (19 August 2018). "Congratulations to International Feature #RIFFA2018 feature from Iran, Endless! This film helped bring international …" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Winners 2018 New York International Films Infest Festival (NYCIFIF)". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Awards Announced for 11th Aryan Jaipur International Film Festival - JIFF 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Donai Cinema". 18 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Donai Cinema". 18 December 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Shoptorshi Samaddar, Ashley (11 March 2019). "Daily Star: 12th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh concludes". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Press - Boston IFF". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "2022 Arizona International Film Festival".
- ^ "Arizona International Film Festival".
- ^ "Film Threat". 11 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 International Filmmaker Festival of New York". 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Foreign Feature film Official selections".
- ^ "Female Eye Film Festival".
- ^ "Shoreline entertainment".
- ^ "Foreign Feature Official selections".
- ^ "Rotten Tomato". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Foreign Feature Official selections".
- ^ "Rotten Tomato". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Long Feature Official selections". 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Rotten Tomato". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Foreign Feature Official selections".
- ^ "Rotten Tomato". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ King, Loren (29 March 2018). "Boston Globe Summiting Provincetown to address sexual harassment, racism, and pay disparity in the entertainment industry". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 January 2019.