| Refocus: The Films of Sohrab Shahid-Saless: Exile, Displacement and the Stateless Moving Image Contributor(s): Fatehrad, Azadeh (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474456405 ISBN-13: 9781474456401 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Individual Director - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.63 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |