Mohammad Abdi
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| Notable work | He Wrote a novel called "Five Women" was published London in 2020. |
Mohammad Abdi (Persian: محمد عبدی, Tehran, Iran, September 1974) is an Iranian author, film critic and art researcher.
Career
[edit]Abdi started his career in 1990. He has written articles and film reviews for many publications both in Persian and English.[1]
In 2003, Abdi along with a few other Iranian film critics, was arrested in Iran charged with "promoting western culture",[2] consequently Abdi left Iran in 2005 and since then, he has been living in London, UK.
Abdi has been member of jury in a few film festivals such as Busan, Moscow, Thessaloniki and Kyiv.[1]
Works/Publications
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Books
[edit]- In 1998, Abdi Published his first book " Film Criticism in Iran" about the history of film review and film analysis in Iran. From 1999 to 2002, he served as the editor-in- chief for "Honar Haftom" (Seventh Art) magazine.[1]
- His first short story collection with the title of "Marg-e yek Roshanfekr" ( Death of an Intellectual) was published in 2002 in Tehran, Iran. His second short story collection called "Az Opera Lezzat bebbar"(Enjoy the Opera) was published in Paris in 2013.[3]
- His first novel called "Five Women" was published London in 2020.[4]
- Mohammad, Abdi (2011). Death of an intellectual: Marg-e Yek Roshanfekr. H&S Media. ISBN 978-1-780-83064-3.
Films
[edit]- Mohammad Abdi has made documentary films on famous Iranian cultural figures such as Ebrahim Golestan(2018),[5] Susan Taslimi(2019)[6] and Reza Ghassemi(2013),[7] all premiered at SOAS, University of London.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mo Abdi".
- ^ "Three more journalists arrested | Reporters without borders". 3 April 2003.
- ^ "از اپرا لذت ببر". naakojaa.
- ^ "پنج زن".
- ^ "Film: 'Ebrahim Golestan, Noghteh, Sare Khat' A New Documentary on Ebrahim Golestan by Mohammad Abdi: CIR: SOAS".
- ^ "Film: Dar Doordast...(Distant...): CIR: SOAS".
- ^ "Film: The Political Agency of the Oil Labor in the Post-revolutionary Iran: CIR: SOAS".
External links
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Media related to Mohammad Abdi at Wikimedia Commons
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