Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
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Rakhshan Bani-Etemad (Persian: رخشان بنی اعتماد , Rakhshān Bani-E'temād, born 3 April 1954 in Tehran) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.
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[edit] Career
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in film directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Tehran University and began her career as a documentary filmmaker for IRIB, (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting). She worked as an assistant director before directing her first feature film Off Limits (1987). Social theme is dominant in her works and women play the leading role in most of her films. She made an international breakthrough with The Blue-Veiled which, including others, was awarded the Bronze Panther in the 48th Locarno Film Festival (1995). She has been the member of jury in several local and international festivals.
[edit] Personal life
She is the wife of the film producer Jahangir Kowsari and the mother of the actress Baran Kowsari.
[edit] Filmography (as a director)
- Kharej az Mahdudeh (1986 - aka Off-Limits)
- Zard-e Ghanari (1988 - aka Canary Yellow)
- Pul-e Khareji (1989 - aka Foreign Currency)
- Nargess (1992)
- Rusari Abi (1995 - aka The Blue-Veiled)
- Banoo-Ye Ordibehesht (1998 - aka The May Lady)
- Baran-O-Bumi (1999 - aka Baran and the Native - short)
- Zir-e poost-e shahr (2001 - aka Under the Skin of the City)
- Ruzegar-e ma (2002 - aka Our Times - documentary)
- Gilaneh (2004)
- Khoon bazi (2006 - aka Mainline)
