ReFocus : : The Films of Sohrab Shahid Saless: Exile, Displacement and the Stateless Moving Image / / Azadeh Fatehrad.

• VerfasserIn: Fatehrad, Azadeh,
• MitwirkendeR: Alaghband, Vahid,; Eslami, Majid,; Evans, Gareth,; Fatehrad, Azadeh,; Gow, Christopher,; Langford, Michelle,; Marchiori, Dario,; Mazière, Michael,; Naficy, Hamid,; Wittmann, Matthias,; d’Alancaisez, Pierre,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: ReFocus: The International Directors Series : RFIDS
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 p.) :; 41 B/W illustrations

Examines the work of Iranian-German filmmaker, Sohrab Shadid-Saless, focusing on the themes of displacement and exile in his filmsReflects on Sohrab Shahid-Saless' work and its implications for issues of creativity in diasporic conditions Provides a comprehensive account of Shahid-Saless’ work including his films and production methods, as well as personal letters that offer an insight into his process and thoughts Includes close readings of films including A Simple Event (1073), Still Life (1974), Utopia (1983), Coming of Age (1974) and Far From Home (1975)An Iranian immigrant struggling to integrate into 1970s German society, the filmmaker Sohrab Shahid Saless (1944–98) has become a neglected figure in discussions of diaspora cinema. In this – the first English-language book to reflect on his work and its implications for creativity in the diasporic conditions of urban displacement – a range of international scholars provide a comprehensive account of Shahid Saless’s films and production methods. Outlining his affinity with celebrated directors like Chantal Akerman and Abbas Kiarostami, as well as visual artists like Romuald Karmakar, the contributors firmly position Shahid Saless as a filmmaker who speaks forcefully to the traumas of displacement and migration. Contributors›Hamid Naficy, Northwestern UniversityChristopher Gow, IndependentMatthias Wittmann, University of BaselMajid Eslami, IndependentMichelle Langford, UNSW, SydneyAzadeh Fatehrad, Kingston UniversityMichael Mazière, University of WestminsterGareth Evans, Whitechapel GalleryDario Marchiori, Université Lyon 2Pierre d'Alancaisez, IndependentBert Schmidt, IndependentBehrang Samsami, IndependentOmid Abdollahi, Independent

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I The Life and Work of Sohrab Shahid Saless -- 1 Slow, Closed, Recessive, Formalist and Dark: The Cinema of Sohrab Shahid Saless -- 2 Point of View, Symbolism and Music in Sohrab Shahid Saless’s Utopia -- 3 The Blind Owls of Modernity: Of Protocols, Mirrors and Grimaces in Sohrab Shahid Saless’s Films -- 4 A Simple Event from a Historical Perspective: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Realism? -- Part II Creative Exiles -- Introduction -- 5 Sohrab Shahid Saless and the Political Economy of the New German Cinema -- 6 The Aesthetic of Diaspora in Moving Image Practice -- Part III The Stateless Moving Image -- Introduction -- 7 Curating the Nomadic: Film and Video at Ambika P3 -- 8 A Certain Tenderness -- 9 Statelessness as Practice: Sohrab Shahid Saless and the Work of Exile -- 10 Screening Sohrab Shahid Saless’s Work: Contemporary Perspectives -- Interview by Behrang Samsami (Journalist) with Bert Schmidt (Shahid Saless’s Cinematographer) -- Sohrab Shahid Saless’s Filmography -- A Film about Shahid Saless -- Index