Author: Bijan Tehrani

Pallett a well known Iranian band for their modern approach to Iranian traditional music and blending it with western music starts its US tour this week at LOS ANGELES on Sunday September 13. https://youtu.be/oSjS6LERiUk http://events.kodoom.com/…/los-angeles-ca/pallett-…/75907/e/

In Jean-Jacques Annaud’s film adaptation of Jiang Rong’s best-selling novel, a young Beijing student is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads’ traditional enemies – the marauding wolves – to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world. WOLF TOTEM stars Feng Shaofeng, Shawn Dou, with Ankhnyam Ragchaa, Yin Zhusheng, and Basen Zhabu. Bijan Tehtani:   In most of your film you deal with life in a different time or you explore the world in a…

The 2015 FICG in LA, which returns to the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood for its fifth year and runs from Thursday, August 27 to Sunday, August 30, brings the best of contemporary Mexican and Latin American cinema to Los Angeles, and is an extension of the Guadalajara International Film Festival. Featuring outstanding and award-winning titles from FICG30, which ran from March 6-15, 2015 in Guadalajara, FICG in LA will offer the premiere of other titles that have emerged in the world of cinema throughout the year to great critical acclaim. The aim of the festival is to increase access and visibility of…

A high speed roadtrip through modern creativity, STATION TO STATION is a revolutionary feature comprised of 62 one-minute films highlighting an exciting and eclectic mix of artists, musicians, writers, places, and perspectives. In the summer of 2013, a train designed as a kinetic light sculpture by artist Doug Aitken traveled from New York City to San Francisco over 24 days. Rolling into ten stations on the route, the train set in motion a series of happenings, each unique to its location and mix of creative participants. The film includes profiles, intimate moments on the train, conversations, and performances at the…

Aviva Kempner’s Rosenwald is the incredible story of Julius Rosenwald, who never finished high school, but rose to become the President of Sears.  Influenced by the writings of the educator Booker T. Washington, this Jewish philanthropist joined forces with African American communities during the Jim Crow South to build over 5,300 schools during the early part of the 20th century. Inspired by the Jewish ideals of tzedakah, (charity), and tikkunolam, (repairing the world), and a deep concern over racial inequality in America, Julius Rosenwald used his wealth to become one of America’s most effective philanthropists. Because of his modesty, Rosenwald’s…

Last week we had the opportunity to interview Barry Ward and Simone Kirby, the main cast of a beautiful and entertaining film, JIMMY’S HALL, directed by Ken Loach.In 1921 Jimmy Gralton’s sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in an Ireland on the brink of Civil War. The Pearse-Connolly Hall was a place where young people could come to learn, to argue, to dream… but above all to dance and have fun. As the hall grew in popularity its socialist and free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy…

2015 PALM SPRINGS INT’L SHORTFEST has started today and continues until Monday June 22. The following is an interview with Darryl Macdonald director of the Palm Springs Film Society and film festivals about 2015 SHORTFEST. Bijan Tehrani: It’s time again for another exciting Palm Springs ShortFest International Film Festival. Cinema Without Borders is proud of having a part in this amazing festival since 2007. How things have grown for ShortFest during this nine years?Darryl Macdonald: Well, for one thing we’ve doubled the number of filmmakers attending ShortFest from all over the world. At the 2005 event we hosted roughly 250 filmmakers,…

Gbenga Akinnagbe (“The Following,” “The Wire”) stars with Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard (“State of Affairs,” “12 Years a Slave”) in “Knucklehead,” a hard-hitting gritty urban drama, peppered with levity and humor, and the feature debut of writer-director Ben Bowman. The closing night selection at the TCL Chinese “Dances with Films” Saturday, June 6th at Gbenga Akinnagbe head shot small.jpg8pm, the long-in-the-making passion project for the principles is a perfect story for your outlet. Featured in Newsweek and the New York Times, we are coming to you to set an time for you to interview the film’s impressive…

GRACE MCPHILLIPS is a leader in Chicago’s voiceover and screen acting community. Her production company, Sterling Rock Productions, creates feature films, shorts, television series, and the Producers Patio Podcast. As an actress, Grace has danced with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Salome with Deborah Voight, sung with the famous Stanley Paul Orchestra, other bands, and recently completed her 6th album with her band Mysteriam (available on itunes), produced/starred/directed award-winning independent films, and has lent her voice to numerous commercials and radio ads nationwide. In 2014 her recently produced feature THE OTHER ONE toured to many festivals, winning awards, and…

In Reality Jason, a quiet cameraman, dreams of directing his first horror movie. Bob Marshal, a wealthy producer, accepts to finance his movie on one condition: Jason has 48 hours to find the perfect scream in the history of film. During his search, Jason gradually gets lost in a nightmare. Quentin Dupieux director and writer of Reality is also known for his other films, Rubber (2010), Wrong (2012) and Wrong Cops (2013). Bijan Tehrani: How did you originally come up with the idea of this film, and what motivated you to make “Reality”?Quentin Dupieux: It is always hard to describe,…