Tag Archives: Fariborz Kamkari

The Hunt For the Mashad Ripper: The Forbidden Chapter (2006)

Posted on June 18, 2011 by sheila

A serial killer is murdering prostitutes in Mashad, Iran. Habib, a detective, unsuccessfully trying to detox from drug addiction, returns to Mashad, his hometown (his whispering voiceover recurs through the film, mournful, haunting, “City of memories … city of happiness … Continue reading →

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February 21 – 27: Iranian Film Blogathon

Posted on February 26, 2011 by sheila

**ANNOUNCEMENT** A good friend of mine died unexpectedly this week, on Wednesday. His wake is tomorrow, and the funeral is Monday, so I will not be available to receive any more Word docs from those of you out there who … Continue reading →

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Game Over: Black Tape: A Tehran Diary, the Videotape Fariborz Kamkari Found in the Garbage (2002) (by Kent Adamson)

Posted on February 26, 2011 by sheila

Kent Adamson, who also wrote on Half Moon for the Iranian Film Blogathon shows there his strength of analysis as well as compassion when it comes to the Kurdish situation. When I found out his interest in the Kurds, I … Continue reading →

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Black Tape (2002); Dir. Fariborz Kamkari

Posted on August 3, 2010 by sheila

The film opens with a black screen, white letters appearing across the top, as though being scrawled across a piece of paper: A Tehrani Diary. The Videotape Fariborz Kamkari Found In the Garbage. With this Blair Witch beginning, director Fariborz … Continue reading →

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