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Maryam Keshavarz (Persian: مریم کشاورز), is an American filmmaker, of Iranian descent. She is best known for her 2011 film Circumstance distributed by Participant Media and Roadside Attractions, which won the Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival.
Learn about Maryam Keshavarz's biography, filmography, awards, and projects. She is the director of CIRCUMSTANCE, VIPER CLUB, and THE PERSIAN VERSION, and the writer of THE LAST HAREM and OPERATION X.
The Persian Version is a dramedy by Maryam Keshavarz, a Sundance award-winning filmmaker, about an Iranian-American woman's identity and family. Learn more about the film, watch the trailer, and get tickets for the international screenings.
Oct 9, 2023 · Loosely based on Maryam Keshavarz's own life, The Persian Version centers on an Iranian American woman who identifies as bisexual and whose mother entered into an arranged marriage as a teen...
- Terry Gross
Oct 20, 2023 · In her new film, Maryam Keshavarz finds both gravity and levity in the struggle to reconcile her Iranian heritage and her life in the United States.
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- Maya Salam
Jan 20, 2023 · The director of \"The Persian Version\" talks about her personal and cultural influences, her family secrets, and her LGBTQIA+ character in her Sundance premiere. She also discusses the challenges and joys of being an Iranian-American filmmaker and a mother.
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Maryam Keshavarz. Filmmaker mines her past to break through political divides and explore universal truths. Maryam Keshavarz on the set of The Persian Version, her semi-autobiographical film that won two awards at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Image: Yiget Eken/Sony Pictures Classics. By Sean Hargadon. November 2, 2023. People.
