Mohammad Rasoulof

Mohammad Rasoulof, an Iranian independent filmmaker, was born in Shiraz in 1973. He studied sociology at Shiraz University and film editing at Sooreh Higher Education Institute in Tehran. Raoulof’s first feature-length film, The Twilight, was released in 2002. His second feature, Iron Island was about scores of homeless people seeking refuge on an abandoned ship anchored in the rural area of the shores of the Persian Gulf (2005). Rasoulof’s films present symbolic human situations and communities that represent his critical views of much wider contexts ranging from patriarchal traditions to political tensions. His most recent feature film, The White Meadows (2010), recounts the story of an elderly man who collects the tears of souls in pain. His encounters present an elegant allegorical tale of persecution of artists and women, among others, for the choices they have made. Tirgan will present screening of Rasoulof’s recent feature film, The White Meadows.

The White Meadows will be co-presented by the Global Film Initiative.