I Saw ShooshIran
2002, 8min.
 Dir.: Bahman Kiarostami.
The film is based on a poem by Mehdi Akhavan-Sales, which compares the ancient city of Shoosh, the powerful center of the Persian Empire, with the modern-day urban sprawl that slowly engulfs the ruins of the old palace. | Kiarostami, Bahman Bahman Kiarostami (born 1978, Teheran)
He is Abbas Kiarostami’s son. He worked with his father on several films before directing A Journey to the Land of the Traveler (1994), a documentary recording his father’s meeting with the main actors of The Traveler 20 years earlier. His documentary entitled The Project, follows his father’s work during the filming of Cannes winner The Taste of Cherry. His subsequent films, shown at many film festivals, are primarily dedicated to art and music, at times touching on religious themes as well. In addition, he has translated a number of books, including The Mahabharata by Jean-Claude Carrier and Hot Water Music by Charles Bukowski. He has also produced The Light for Arte (2002) and I saw Shoosh. One of his latest films, The Leech, is an autobiographical excursion consisting of three episodes that explore the father-son relationship.
Filmography
A Journey to the Land of the Traveler (1994), The Project (1997), Morteza Momayez: Father of Iranian Contemporary Graphic Design (1997), The Mourners (2001), The Leech (2003).
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