Farrokh Ghaffari
Directing
Born November 24, 1921 in Iran
Farrokh Ghaffari (Persian: فرخ غفاری) (born 1921 – died 17 December 2006) was an Iranian film director, actor, critic and author. Along with Ebrahim Golestan and Fereydoun Rahnema he was one of the founders of Iran's New Wave film movement. By establishing the first National Iranian Film Society in 1949 at the Iran Bastan Museum and organizing the first Film Week during which English films were exhibited, Ghaffari laid the foundation for alternative and non-commercial films in Iran.
Filmography
Razor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
Self
Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
Self
Bonjour Monsieur Ghaffari
self
Days of Farrokh
Self
O.K. Mister
William Knox D'Arcy
Ispahan: A Persian Letter (The Chah Mosque at Ispahan)
Lui-même
The Lantern of Imagination
The Falconet
Samad and Foolad Zereh, the Ogre
The head of the Asylum
Night of the Hunchback
Life of Oil
Rivalry in the City
South of the City