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Abbas A. Motlagh grew up in Tehran and began his career at the age of 11, landing acting roles in small theater productions before attending Tehran's University's School of Fine Arts. He dropped out of school after two years and began a wide-ranging career in film, including screenwriting, editing, production, and direction for numerous commercial, documentary and feature films. In 1989 he directed his first feature film, "The Hen and the Neighbor," which was accepted to the Berlin, Bombay and New Delhi film festivals. After moving to the United States in 1991, he worked mainly on commercial films as an editor, producer and director. Most recently he has directed "The Bad Friend," a box office hit in Iran in 2007, as well as "Across the River," a feature film in the final stages of post production.
Filmography:
"Across The River"
Director ,2008,83 min,color,35mm
In the wake of a major battle of the Iran-Iraq war, a cameraman finds himself stranded in the wilderness alongside the only other survivors, an Iraqi and an Iranian soldier. With a single gun between them, the soldiers alternatively take each other hostage, marching aimlessly upon the scorched earth to an unknown destination. Realizing that neither has anything left to go back to, they form an unlikely friendship, to which the cameraman is the sole witness.
"The Bad Friend"
Director and Co-Writer, 2007, 90 minutes, featur color,35mm
A feature-length, box-office hit comedy about two friends who schemeto rob a bank where they work on their last day on the job.
Executive Producer: Majid Modarresi
"Ancient Passages"
Director, Editor 2007
Fifty 5-minute documentary episodes exploring the historical geography of the Iran.
Executive Producer: Press TV
"13 And a Half"
Co-Director and Editor, 2004, 60 minutes
A documentary juxtaposing the production of a controversial play in
Tehran with the lives of the members of the all-female cast.
Executive Producer: Box Office International,3minus1 production
"Water And Earth"
Director and Editor, 2004, 25X20 minutes
Twenty-five 20-minute documentary episodes depicting the remote
natural wonders of Iran.
Executive Producer: IRIB
"Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot!"
Director, Photografy and Editor, 2003, 45 minutes.
A docudrama about two young actors who develop a relationship in the
course of shooting a film together.
"Master of Miniatures"
Director, Producer and Editor, 2000, 35 minutes.
A documentary detailing the work of renowned miniature painter,
Mahmoud Farshchian.
"The Hen And The Neiber" (Morg va Hamsayeh)
Director,1988,feature 35 colore 70 min
"The City Of Mice" (Shahre Moosh ha)
Producer ,1984
"Black Pearls"(Morvaride Siah)
Director,1986, documentry duc16mm colore
"Suitcase"(Chamedan)
Writer
"Mokhtare 2001"
Writer, 1983
"With Your Permissiba"(Ba Ejazeh)
30min ,16mm colore, short film,1981
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