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Naghmeh shirkhan biography sample paper

          [1] In The Neighbor, director Naghmeh Shirkhan takes a brave leap into a prevalent, but rarely mentioned reality of Iranian women's lives in '..

          Japanese actress Naomi Sundberg, Japanese actress Mieko Harada and Iranian-American director Naghmeh Shirkhan poses during a press conference of film 'Maki'.

        1. Japanese actress Naomi Sundberg, Japanese actress Mieko Harada and Iranian-American director Naghmeh Shirkhan poses during a press conference of film 'Maki'.
        2. “Maki”, Director: Naghmeh Shirkhan, Screening: Chelsea Film Festival New York.
        3. [1] In The Neighbor, director Naghmeh Shirkhan takes a brave leap into a prevalent, but rarely mentioned reality of Iranian women's lives in '.
        4. Using Iran and Egypt as case studies, I will examine the role of women in early motion picture production in the Middle East focusing.
        5. An online magazine, features a conversation with Iranian cartoonist Mana Neyestani; an introduction is excerpted below.

          6. VIFF 2010: Director Naghmeh Shirkhan drew upon her immigrant past for The Neighbor

          When Naghmeh Shirkhan set out to make her first feature film, The Neighbor, she chose to embark on a journey into her own past as a young immigrant from Iran.

          Shirkhan spoke with the Georgia Straight on the phone from Toronto about why memories of her childhood were a vivid source of inspiration for the film.

          “One of the reasons why I’m drawn to film is because it’s a visual medium, and my memories of my childhood from Iran are very much intact,” she said.

          “I think it’s the trauma of being uprooted and having to fend for myself that I’ve never been able to forget.”

          When she was five, Shirkhan’s family left Iran for Boston, Massachusetts. Shortly after the move, her father was forced to return to Iran during the 1979 Revolution, leaving his wife and two young children to fend for themselves.

          She explains that with her mother working full-time, she learned to become very independent at a young a