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.
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ReFocus: The Films of Sohrab Shahid-Saless
Exile, Displacement and the Stateless Moving Image
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ReFocus: The Films of Sohrab Shahid-Saless
Exile, Displacement and the Stateless Moving Image
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Film & VideoTable of contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword by Vahid Alaghband
- Introduction
- Part I The Life and Work of Sohrab Shahid Saless
- Part II Creative Exiles
- Part III The Stateless Moving Image
- Interview by Behrang Samsami (Journalist) with Bert Schmidt (Shahid Saless’s Cinematographer)
- Sohrab Shahid Saless’s Filmography
- A Film about Shahid Saless
- Index
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