Jump to content

Maryam Keshavarz: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Irpool (talk | contribs)
71 edits
GreenC bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
2,521,131 edits
Reformat 1 archive link; Move 1 url. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:URLREQ#deadline.com
 
(57 intermediate revisions by 37 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Iranian-American filmmaker (b. 1975)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| image =
| image =
| name = Maryam Keshavarz
| name = Maryam Keshavarz
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[United States]]
| birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, United States
| native_name = مریم کشاورز
| birth_date = 1975<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/28/entertainment/la-ca-indie-focus-20110828 |title=Young Iran seen through 'Circumstance' and its cosmopolitan crew: Indie Focus - Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2011-08-28 |accessdate=2013-12-05 |first=Mark |last=Olsen}}</ref>
| native_name_lang = Fa
⚫
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[screenwriter]]
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1975}}<ref name="LATimes11" />
⚫
| alma_mater = [[NYU]]- [[Tisch School of the Arts]]- MFA Film Direction<br> [[University of Michigan]], [[Masters of Arts]]<br> [[Northwestern University]], BA
⚫
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[screenwriter]]
⚫
| alma_mater = [[Tisch School of the Arts]] (MFA)<br /> [[University of Michigan]] ([[Masters of Arts|MA]])<br /> [[Northwestern University]] (BA)
}}
}}


'''Maryam Keshavarz''' ({{lang-fa|مریم کشاورز}}) is an [[Iranian-American]] filmmaker best known for her 2011 film [[Circumstance (2011 film)|Circumstance]] distributed by [[Participant Media]] and [[Roadside Attractions]], which won the [[Audience Award]] at [[Sundance Film Festival]].
'''Maryam Keshavarz''' ({{langx|fa|مریم کشاورز}}), is an American filmmaker, of Iranian descent. She is best known for her 2011 film ''[[Circumstance (2011 film)|Circumstance]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=A. O. |date=2011-08-25 |title=Where the Personal Is the Intensely Political |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/movies/circumstance-directed-by-maryam-keshavarz-review.html |access-date=2020-03-24 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> distributed by [[Participant Media]] and [[Roadside Attractions]], which won the [[Audience Award]] at [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Emanuel |title=Circumstance (2011): Maryam Keshavarz's Winner of Sundance Audience Award |url=https://emanuellevy.com/review/circumstance-winner-of-audience-award/ |access-date=2020-03-24 |website=Emanuel Levy |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Biography==
Maryam Keshavarz was born in 1975 in New York City, New York.<ref name="LATimes11">{{cite news |last=Olsen |first=Mark |date=2011-08-28 |title=Young Iran seen through 'Circumstance' and its cosmopolitan crew: Indie Focus |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-aug-28-la-ca-indie-focus-20110828-story.html |access-date=2013-12-05 |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |issn=0458-3035}}</ref>
⚫
Maryam received her BA in Comparative Literature from Northwestern University, an MA in Near Eastern studies from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and an MFA in Film Direction from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. She was also a visiting scholar at the University of Shiraz, Department of Language and Literature.


⚫
Keshavarz received her BA degree in [[comparative literature]] from [[Northwestern University]]; an [[Master of Arts|MA]] degree in [[Near Eastern Studies]] from the [[University of Michigan]], Ann Arbor; and an MFA degree in film direction from [[New York University]], [[New York University Tisch School of the Arts|Tisch School of the Arts]].
⚫
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.


She was also a visiting scholar at the [[University of Shiraz]], in the department of language and literature.
⚫
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 Montreal World Film Fest, Full Frame Doc Fest, MoMA New York, It’s All True (Brazil), among others; it garnered top prizes such as the International Documentary Association’s David L. Wolper Award, Jury Award at DocuDays, and the Full Frame’s Spectrum Award. ''The Color of Love'' has been broadcast internationally, was released on DVD by Parlour Pictures, and was featured on Danny DeVito’s Jersey Docs, a subsidiary of [[Morgan Freeman]]’s [[ClickStar]].


== Career ==
⚫
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 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 DVD compilation by Shooting People entitled BEST v BEST VOL. 2: AWARD WINNING SHORT FILMS 2006.
{{BLP sources section|date=March 2021}}
⚫
In 2001, with a band of all girl crew and cast, Keshavarz 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, Keshavarz 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 [[Montreal World Film Festival|Montreal World Film Fest]], Full Frame Doc Fest, [[Moma New York|MoMA New York]], [[It's All True (film)|It's All True]] (Brazil), among others; it garnered top prizes such as the [[International Documentary Association]]'s David L. Wolper Award, Jury Award at DocuDays, and the Full Frame's Spectrum Award. ''The Color of Love'' has been broadcast internationally, was released on DVD by Parlour Pictures, and was featured on [[Danny DeVito]]'s Jersey Docs, a subsidiary of [[Morgan Freeman]]'s [[ClickStar]].
⚫
Maryam’s first narrative feature fiction film, CIRCUMSTANCE premiered to overwhelming critical acclaim at the [[2011 Sundance Film Festival]], garnering the coveted 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.


⚫
In 2005, Keshavarz 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.
⚫
Most 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.


⚫
Keshavarz's first narrative feature fiction film, ''Circumstance'' (2011), premiered to overwhelming critical acclaim at the [[2011 Sundance Film Festival]], garnering the Sundance Audience Award,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rohter |first=Larry |date=2011-08-19 |title=Living and Loving Underground in Iran |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/movies/circumstance-a-film-of-underground-life-in-iran.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |date=September 9, 2011 |title=Circumstance (Sharayet) |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/circumstance-sharayet,1206617/critic-review.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914061020/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/circumstance-sharayet,1206617/critic-review.html |archive-date=September 14, 2011 |website=[[The Washington Post]] |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> leading to Keshavarz'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.
⚫
Maryam is alumni 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 Shelley 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.

⚫
More recently, Keshavarz'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''.

⚫
Keshavarz 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==
==Personal life==
Keshavarz is [[bisexual]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Homa Khaleeli |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/23/maryam-keshavarz-iran-circumstance |title=Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive' &#124; Film |publisher=The Guardian |date= 2012-08-23|accessdate=2013-12-05 |location=London}}</ref>
Keshavarz is [[bisexual]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Homa Khaleeli |date=2012-08-23 |title=Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/23/maryam-keshavarz-iran-circumstance |access-date=2013-12-05 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London}}</ref>


==Filmography and awards==
==Filmography and awards==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year!! Film !! Notes
! Year!! Film !! Awards
!Notes
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''The Color of Love'' (رنگ عشق) || [[International Documentary Association]] - David L. Wolper Award<br>[[Full Frame Documentary Film Festival]] - Spectrum Award
| 2003 || ''The Color of Love'' (رنگ عشق) || [[International Documentary Association]] – David L. Wolper Award<br>[[Full Frame Documentary Film Festival]] – Spectrum Award
|
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''Not for Sale'' ||
| 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
| 2006 || ''The Day I Died'' ("El día que morí")|| [[Berlin International Film Festival]] – Gold Teddy Best Short Film & Jury Prize Special Mention
[[Festival do Rio|Rio International Film Festival]] - Jury Award
[[Festival do Rio|Rio International Film Festival]] – Jury Award
|
|-
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Circumstance (2011 film)|Circumstance]]'' || [[2011 Sundance Film Festival]] - Audience Award<br>2011 [[Noor Iranian Film Festival]] - Audience Favorite Award<br>2011 [[Noor Iranian Film Festival]] - Best Director
| 2011 || ''[[Circumstance (2011 film)|Circumstance]]'' || [[2011 Sundance Film Festival]] – Audience Award
2011 [[Noor Iranian Film Festival]] – Audience Favorite Award


2011 [[Outfest]] - Audience Award
2011 [[Noor Iranian Film Festival]] – Best Director


2011 [[Outfest]] – Audience Award
⚫
2011 [[Rome International Film Festival]] - Best First Film


2011 [[New Directors/New Films Festival]] - Closing Night Film
2011 [[Paris Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival]] – Best Feature Film


⚫
2011 [[Rome International Film Festival]] – Best First Film
⚫
2012 [[Film Independent Spirit Awards]] - John Cassavetes Award Nominee

2011 [[New Directors/New Films Festival]] – Closing Night Film

⚫
2012 [[Film Independent Spirit Awards]] – John Cassavetes Award Nominee
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Calvin |date=2011-09-16 |title='Circumstance' looks inside Iranian youth culture |url=https://www.stltoday.com/life-entertainment/local/movies-tv/circumstance-looks-inside-iranian-youth-culture/article_ee7a4a90-5363-51bc-a504-c9c83270ca11.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nesti |first=Robert |date=September 8, 2011 |title=’Circumstance’: to be young, rebellious and gay in Iran |url=https://www.ebar.com/story.php?124378 |website=[[The Bay Area Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Khaleeli |first=Homa |date=2012-08-23 |title=Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/23/maryam-keshavarz-iran-circumstance |access-date=2024-04-02 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Means |first=Sean P. |date=January 30, 2011 |title=Romance wins big at Sundance |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=51151557&itype=CMSID |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Viper Club]]'' ||
|
|-
|2023
|''[[The Persian Version]]''
|[[2023 Sundance Film Festival]] – Audience Award
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Terry |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Banned in Iran, a filmmaker finds inspiration in her mother for 'The Persian Version' |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/10/09/1204196900/persian-version-maryam-keshavarz |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernandes |first=Deepa |last2=Jahad |first2=Shirley |date=2023-10-25 |title=Sundance Audience Award-winning family dramedy 'The Persian Version' is released nationwide |url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/10/25/the-persian-version-sundance-film |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=[[WBUR]] |language=en}}</ref>
|}
|}


Line 60: Line 87:
==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1991486}}
*{{IMDb name|1991486}}
*[http://www.stardustbrands.com/special-bookings/maryam-keshavarz/bio Keshavarz at Stardustbrands]
*[https://archive.today/20130203095129/http://www.stardustbrands.com/special-bookings/maryam-keshavarz/bio Keshavarz at Stardustbrands]
*http://esmatlyintercultural.blogfa.com/post-70.aspx
*https://web.archive.org/web/20160818010336/http://esmatlyintercultural.blogfa.com/post-70.aspx
*[http://esmatlyintercultural.blogfa.com/post-70.aspx نقدی بر فیلم شرایط ساخته مریم کشاورز A Review on “Circumstance” by Maryam Keshavarz]
*[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]
*[http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/spectator/2011/08/19/state-affairs?page=full Advocate - State of Affairs ]
*[http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/spectator/2011/08/19/state-affairs?page=full Advocate – State of Affairs ]
*[https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/08/in-movies-by-iranians-a-feminist-streak/244307/ - In Movies by Iranians, a Feminist Streak]
*[https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/08/in-movies-by-iranians-a-feminist-streak/244307/ – In Movies by Iranians, a Feminist Streak]
*[https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2011/09/09/circumstance_is_a_forbidden_love_story_set_in_iran/ The Boston Globe – 'Circumstance': A Forbidden Love Story]
*[http://www.ebar.com/arts/art_article.php?sec=film&article=913 The Bay Area Reporter - Iranian Youth Culture Flowers in 'Circumstance']
*[http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2011/09/09/circumstance_is_a_forbidden_love_story_set_in_iran/ The Boston Globe - 'Circumstance': A Forbidden Love Story]
*[http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/movie_reviews/2011/09/film_reveals_%E2%80%98circumstance%E2%80%99_gays_iran The Boston Herald – Film Reveals 'Circumstance' of gays in Iran]
*[http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/movie_reviews/2011/09/film_reveals_%E2%80%98circumstance%E2%80%99_gays_iran The Boston Herald - Film Reveals 'Circumstance' of gays in Iran]
*[http://collegemoviereview.com/article/circumstance College Movie Review]
*[http://collegemoviereview.com/article/circumstance College Movie Review]
*[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/weekendwarriornews.php?id=81309#5 ComingSoon.net]
*[https://www.comingsoon.net/news/weekendwarriornews.php?id=81309#5 ComingSoon.net]
*[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/25/maryam-kesharvarz-s-film-circumstance-tackles-iranian-repression.html The Daily Beast - Iran's Controversial New Lesbian Film]
*[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/25/maryam-kesharvarz-s-film-circumstance-tackles-iranian-repression.html The Daily Beast – Iran's Controversial New Lesbian Film]
*[http://www.dailycandy.com/everywhere/flipbook/107955/7/August-2011-Movie-Releases-New-Releases/Circumstance Daily Candy - 9 Film You Should Seek Out]
*[http://www.dailycandy.com/everywhere/flipbook/107955/7/August-2011-Movie-Releases-New-Releases/Circumstance Daily Candy – 9 Film You Should Seek Out]
*[http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/sundance-2011-film-directors-to-watch/ Deadline Hollywood - Sundance: 2011 Film Directors to Watch]
*[https://deadline.com/2011/01/sundance-2011-film-directors-to-watch-100967/ Deadline Hollywood – Sundance: 2011 Film Directors to Watch]
*[http://www.thefeministspectator.com/2011/10/17/circumstance/ The Feminist Spectator - 'Circumstance']
*[https://archive.today/20130714224031/http://www.thefeministspectator.com/2011/10/17/circumstance/ The Feminist Spectator – 'Circumstance']
*[http://feminema.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/to-be-young-gifted-living-under-patriarchy-circumstance-2011/ Feminema - To Be Young, Gifted, & Living Under Patriarchy: 'Circumstance (2011)']
*[http://feminema.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/to-be-young-gifted-living-under-patriarchy-circumstance-2011/ Feminema – To Be Young, Gifted, & Living Under Patriarchy: 'Circumstance (2011)']
*[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/circumstance-a-glimpse-of-the-miniskirts-under-the-chadors/article629851/ The Globe and Mail - "Circumstance': A Glimpse of the Miniskirts Under the Chadors]
*[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/circumstance-a-glimpse-of-the-miniskirts-under-the-chadors/article629851/ The Globe and Mail – "Circumstance': A Glimpse of the Miniskirts Under the Chadors]
*[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/roya-rastegar/circumstance-and-dangerou_b_947489.html Huff Post Culture – 'Circumstance' and Dangerous Elicitations of Truth]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/23/maryam-keshavarz-iran-circumstance The Guardian (UK) - Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive']
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roya-rastegar/circumstance-and-dangerou_b_947489.html Huff Post Culture - 'Circumstance' and Dangerous Elicitations of Truth]
*[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/natalie-pace/circumstance-review_b_941856.html Huff Post Entertainment – Parties and Promiscuity In a Police State]
*[https://www.indiewire.com/article/critical_consensus_iran-set_drama_circumstance_is_the_pick_of_the_week IndieWire – Critical Consensus: Iran-Set Drama 'Circumstance' is The Pick of the Week]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natalie-pace/circumstance-review_b_941856.html Huff Post Entertainment - Parties and Promiscuity In a Police State]
*[http://www.indiewire.com/article/critical_consensus_iran-set_drama_circumstance_is_the_pick_of_the_week IndieWire - Critical Consensus: Iran-Set Drama 'Circumstance' is The Pick of the Week]
*[http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/love_and_risk_in_iran_circumstance_written_and_directed_by_maryam_keshavarz IndieWire 2 – Love and Risk in Iran: Circumstance Written and Directed by Maryam Keshavarz]
*[http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/love_and_risk_in_iran_circumstance_written_and_directed_by_maryam_keshavarz IndieWire 2 - Love and Risk in Iran: Circumstance Written and Directed by Maryam Keshavarz]
*[http://blogs.indiewire.com/anthony/circumstances_maryam_keshavarz_faces_threats_fears_dvd_release IndieWire 3 – 'Circumstance's' Maryam Keshavarz Faces Threats, Fears DVD Release]
⚫
*[http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/dubbing-satc-in-tehran Interview – Dubbing SATC in Tehran]
*[http://blogs.indiewire.com/anthony/circumstances_maryam_keshavarz_faces_threats_fears_dvd_release IndieWire 3 - 'Circumstance's' Maryam Keshavarz Faces Threats, Fears DVD Release]
*[http://www.killermoviereviews.com/main.php?nextlink=display&dId=1460 Killer Movie Reviews – 'Circumstance' Lines of Discontent in Iran's Cultural Landscape]
⚫
*[http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/dubbing-satc-in-tehran Interview - Dubbing SATC in Tehran]
*[http://www.killermoviereviews.com/main.php?nextlink=display&dId=1460 Killer Movie Reviews - 'Circumstance' Lines of Discontent in Iran's Cultural Landscape]
*[http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-circumstance-idUKTRE77N37020110824 Reuters – 'Circumstance' Sheds Light on Gay Life in Iran]{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
⚫
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110209131813/http://screencrave.com/2011-01-29/sundance-2011-circumstance-movie-review/ ScreenCrave.com – Sundance 2011: 'Circumstance' Movie Review ]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/movies/circumstance-a-film-of-underground-life-in-iran.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 The New York Times - Living and Loving Underground in Iran]
⚫
*[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sundance/51103255-177/jan-theatre-circumstance-park.html.csp The Salt Lake Tribune – Sundance review: 'Circumstance']
Maryam Keshavarz's 'Circumstance' Tackles Irian Taboos]
*[http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/24/us-circumstance-idUKTRE77N37020110824 Reuters - 'Circumstance' Sheds Light on Gay Life in Iran]
*[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2011-02-05-circumstance_N.htm USA TODAY – In 'Circumstance,' A sexual awakening in Iran]
⚫
*[http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2011/08/iranian-actresses-nikohl-boosheri-sarah-kazemy/ W Magazine – Nikohl Boosheri & Sarah Kazemy: The Provocative Screen Debut by Two Iranian Actresses ]
review: Fast Times in Islamic State]
⚫
*[http://screencrave.com/2011-01-29/sundance-2011-circumstance-movie-review/ ScreenCrave.com - Sundance 2011: 'Circumstance' Movie Review ]
*[http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/circumstance-looks-inside-iranian-youth-culture/article_ee7a4a90-5363-51bc-a504-c9c83270ca11.html St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 'Circumstance' Looks Inside Iranian Youth Culture]
⚫
*[http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sundance/51103255-177/jan-theatre-circumstance-park.html.csp The Salt Lake Tribune - Sundance review: 'Circumstance']
*[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2011-02-05-circumstance_N.htm USA TODAY - In 'Circumstance,' A sexual awakening in Iran]
⚫
*[http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2011/08/iranian-actresses-nikohl-boosheri-sarah-kazemy/ W Magazine - Nikohl Boosheri & Sarah Kazemy: The Provocative Screen Debut by Two Iranian Actresses ]
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/circumstance-sharayet,1206617/critic-review.html The Washington Post - 'Circumstance': Forbidden Love in Today's Iran]


{{Maryam Keshavarz}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keshavarz, Maryam}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keshavarz, Maryam}}
[[Category:American film directors]]
[[Category:1975 births]]
⚫
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American bisexual writers]]
⚫
[[Category:American LGBTQ film directors]]
[[Category:American LGBTQ people of Asian descent]]
[[Category:American LGBTQ screenwriters]]
[[Category:American people of Iranian descent]]
[[Category:American people of Iranian descent]]
[[Category:American women film directors]]
[[Category:American women screenwriters]]
[[Category:Bisexual screenwriters]]
[[Category:Bisexual women writers]]
[[Category:Iranian bisexual people]]
[[Category:Iranian diaspora film people]]
[[Category:Iranian film directors]]
[[Category:Iranian film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Iranian LGBTQ screenwriters]]
[[Category:Iranian screenwriters]]
⚫
[[Category:LGBTQ people from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Northwestern University alumni]]
[[Category:Northwestern University alumni]]
[[Category:Shiraz University alumni]]
[[Category:Shiraz University alumni]]
⚫
[[Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni]]
[[Category:University of Michigan alumni]]
[[Category:University of Michigan alumni]]
[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:University of Buenos Aires alumni]]
⚫
[[Category:LGBT people from Iran]]
⚫
[[Category:LGBT people from the United States]]
⚫
[[Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni]]
⚫
[[Category:Iranian diaspora film people]]

Latest revision as of 00:51, 16 November 2024

Maryam Keshavarz
مریم کشاورز
Born1975 (age 48–49)[1]
New York City, New York, United States
Alma materTisch School of the Arts (MFA)
University of Michigan (MA)
Northwestern University (BA)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Maryam Keshavarz (Persian: مریم کشاورز), is an American filmmaker, of Iranian descent. She is best known for her 2011 film Circumstance[2] distributed by Participant Media and Roadside Attractions, which won the Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival.[3]

Early life and education

[edit]

Maryam Keshavarz was born in 1975 in New York City, New York.[1]

Keshavarz received her BA degree in comparative literature from Northwestern University; an MA degree in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and an MFA degree in film direction from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.

She was also a visiting scholar at the University of Shiraz, in the department of language and literature.

Career

[edit]

In 2001, with a band of all girl crew and cast, Keshavarz 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, Keshavarz 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 Montreal World Film Fest, Full Frame Doc Fest, MoMA New York, It's All True (Brazil), among others; it garnered top prizes such as the International Documentary Association's David L. Wolper Award, Jury Award at DocuDays, and the Full Frame's Spectrum Award. The Color of Love has been broadcast internationally, was released on DVD by Parlour Pictures, and was featured on Danny DeVito's Jersey Docs, a subsidiary of Morgan Freeman's ClickStar.

In 2005, Keshavarz 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.

Keshavarz's first narrative feature fiction film, Circumstance (2011), premiered to overwhelming critical acclaim at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, garnering the Sundance Audience Award,[4][5] leading to Keshavarz'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, Keshavarz'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.

Keshavarz 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

[edit]

Keshavarz is bisexual.[6]

Filmography and awards

[edit]
Year Film Awards Notes
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

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

[7][8][9][10]
2018 Viper Club
2023 The Persian Version 2023 Sundance Film Festival – Audience Award [11][12]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Olsen, Mark (2011-08-28). "Young Iran seen through 'Circumstance' and its cosmopolitan crew: Indie Focus". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  2. ^ Scott, A. O. (2011-08-25). "Where the Personal Is the Intensely Political". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  3. ^ Levy, Emanuel. "Circumstance (2011): Maryam Keshavarz's Winner of Sundance Audience Award". Emanuel Levy. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  4. ^ Rohter, Larry (2011-08-19). "Living and Loving Underground in Iran". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. ^ Hornaday, Ann (September 9, 2011). "Circumstance (Sharayet)". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011.
  6. ^ Homa Khaleeli (2012-08-23). "Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  7. ^ Wilson, Calvin (2011-09-16). "'Circumstance' looks inside Iranian youth culture". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  8. ^ Nesti, Robert (September 8, 2011). "'Circumstance': to be young, rebellious and gay in Iran". The Bay Area Reporter.
  9. ^ Khaleeli, Homa (2012-08-23). "Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  10. ^ Means, Sean P. (January 30, 2011). "Romance wins big at Sundance". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  11. ^ Gross, Terry (October 9, 2023). "Banned in Iran, a filmmaker finds inspiration in her mother for 'The Persian Version'". NPR.
  12. ^ Fernandes, Deepa; Jahad, Shirley (2023-10-25). "Sundance Audience Award-winning family dramedy 'The Persian Version' is released nationwide". WBUR. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Maryam_Keshavarz&oldid=1257652299"