Shahin Parhami

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Shahin Parhami
Parhami in 2013
Born1967
Shiraz, Iran
Died13 March 2021(2021-03-13) (aged 53–54)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Citizenship
  • Iran
  • Canada
Alma materConcordia University (B.F.A)
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • producer
  • editor
  • cinematographer
Years active1997–2021

Shahin Parhami (Persian: شاهين پرهامى, born 1967) was an Iranian-Canadian film director, writer, editor, and cinematographer based in Montreal, Quebec.[1][2][3] He is best known for his work on the documentaries Amin and Shahrzaad's Tale.[4][5]

Life and career[edit]

Parhami was born in Shiraz, Iran in 1967[6] and immigrated to Canada in 1988, where he studied film first at Carleton University in Ottawa, later earning his B.F.A in Film Production from Concordia University in Montreal.[7] He started his film career with the early trilogy, Nasoot (1997), Lahoot (1998), and Jabaroot (2003).[8][9]

In 2010, Parhami's documentary AMIN, which chronicles the efforts of a Qashqai violinist to preserve his community's musical traditions, won the Award of Excellence at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.[10] In 2015, his film Shahrzaad's Tale, about an iconic star of popular Iranian cinema, was nominated for Best Feature Documentary at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[11] His work has received acclaim from film critics. Peter Rist praises "the challenging, experimental approach to film form that he consistently adopts."[12] A new film, Marcel, centers the art and life of a major Canadian sculptor and is currently in post-production.[13] It is set for release in 2021, along with his feature fiction debut, Every Angel is Terrifying.[14]

Parhami passed away from a rare and aggressive cancer called plasma cell leukemia in Montreal on 13 March 2021.[15][16][17] Parhami leaves behind his brother and sister, nieces and nephews, and a wide circle of friends.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Contribution Note
1997 Nasoot Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
1998 Lahoot Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2002 Amnesia Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2003 Jabaroot Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2004 Raga Malkauns Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2007 Faces Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2009 Shiraz 1340... Director/Producer
2010 Amin Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2015 Shahrzaad's Tale Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2021 Marcel Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer
2021 Every Angel is Terrifying Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor/Producer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nathan, Archana (23 July 2015). "Against the grain". The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  2. ^ "The Many Tales of Shahrzaad's Tale: An Interview with Shahin Parhami". offscreen.com. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  3. ^ "An Interview with Shahin Parhami (Director)". yidff.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  4. ^ "Amin". idfa.nl. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  5. ^ "Amin". indiewire.com. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  6. ^ "SHAHIN PARHAMI EVENING". saffm. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Shahin Parhami". vtape.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  8. ^ "Film Experts Examine Persian Culture through the Cinematic Lens". shangrilahawaii.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  9. ^ "Jabaroot". hotdocs.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  10. ^ "YIDFF 2011". yidff.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  11. ^ "Poetry, or the Power of Existence: Shahin Parhami's "Shahrzaad's Tale"". ajammc.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  12. ^ "R.I.P. Film (not "Cinema"), 2011: Montreal, the year in review". offscreen.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  13. ^ "Friendship between Holocaust survivor, Iranian filmmaker revealed in documentary". montreal.ctvnews.ca. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  14. ^ "Cinq conditions pour faire l'expérience de la poésie Every Angel Is Terrifying par Shahin Parhami". erudit.org. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  15. ^ "Centre Culturel Kabir présente STEM CELL with English subtitles - Du 19 au 28 novembre 2021 - Lepointdevente.com". lepointdevente.com (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  16. ^ "شاهین پرهامی، سینماگر، درگذشت". khabaronline.ir. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  17. ^ Totaro, Donato. "Shahin Parhami: Showing Us the Way". offscreen.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

External links[edit]

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