Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
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Mohammad Gorjestani’s “25 New Faces” Tour Photo Diary
Last November, three short filmmakers from our 2013 “25 New Faces” hit the road for a special traveling screening series, sponsored by ARRI and Sony Creative, with myself in tow. Anahita Ghazvinizadeh (Needle), Mohammad Gorjestani (Refuge) and Scott Blake (Surveyor) played their films in six Midwest cities across six days, with myself in tow as Q&A moderator/tour manager/nanny. It was a unique and extremely memorable experience to be part of the tour, and you can now get an inkling of what went on at that time by checking out Gorjestani’s just-posted photo diary on Exposure, which is well worth your time.
by Nick Dawson on Feb 5, 2014 -
On the Road: the “25 New Faces” Screening Tour Hits the Midwest Today
Starting today, the Filmmaker “25 New Faces” screening series gets underway: Scott Blake (Surveyor), Anahita Ghazvinizadeh (Needle) and Mohammad Gorjestani (Refuge) are hitting the road, with myself in tow, with the first event taking place at the UW-Madison Cinematheque in Madison, WI. The road show, which is sponsored by Sony Creative Software and ARRI, will then progress to Cleveland, Iowa City, Kansas City, Columbia, MO and Nashville. If you’re in or around any of these places, please come to the event and say hi. As Scott wrote in his newsletter last week, this tour and the “Best Film Not Playing” screening series are our “ways of […]
by Nick Dawson on Nov 16, 2013 -
“25 New Faces” Tour Kicks Off November 16
Following screenings in Tacoma, Portland, and New York, three of this year’s “25 New Faces” are hitting the road to showcase their short films. Joined by Filmmaker Managing Editor Nick Dawson, Scott Blake (Surveyor), Anahita Ghazvinizadeh (Needle) and Mohammad Gorjestani (Refuge) will travel from Madison to Nashville on a tour sponsored by Sony Creative Software and ARRI. The full stops, as well as descriptions of the films and filmmakers, are listed below. THE 25 NEW FACES OF INDEPENDENT FILM TOUR CALENDAR: Saturday, November 16, 2013 UW-Madison Cinematheque, Madison, WI 3pm (tickets) Sunday November 17, 2013 Cleveland Cinematheque, Cleveland, OH 8pm (tickets) Monday November 18, 2013 […]
by Sarah Salovaara on Nov 6, 2013
