Author: Saeed Ahmadi-Pouya

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Saeed Ahmadi-Pouya holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Tehran, a degree in Management from Kharazmi University, and a Master’s degree in Information Technology from Amirkabir University of Technology. As a film, theater, and literary critic, he has contributed extensively to publications covering cinema, performing arts, and literature, including Film Report, Film Criticism, and Theater Criticism. His reviews and critical essays, focusing on literature, art, and culture, have also appeared in several Iranian newspapers, including Etemad, Shargh, Roozegar, Mellat-e Ma, Ghanoon, Khorasan, and Farhang-e Ashti. He is a member of the Iranian Society of Film Critics and Writers, affiliated with Iran’s House of Cinema, and previously served on the committee responsible for reviewing and revising the society’s bylaws. Ahmadi-Pouya is also a member of the Khorasan Press Association. He has served as managing director and editor-in-chief of the student publications Ney and Parnian. His achievements include first place at the Khorasan Regional Student Publications Festival, third place at the Isfahan Student Publications Festival, and third place at the Student Satire Festival. Alongside his work as a critic, Ahmadi-Pouya has extensive professional experience in senior management roles involving the design and development of artificial intelligence products, digital identity solutions, and financial technology (fintech). This combination of expertise gives him a distinctive understanding of emerging technologies and their growing influence on the quality and development of cinematic and experimental works.

A review of the film “Lo” by Thanasis Vasileiou The house is almost empty. Walls that have been hidden behind furniture and picture frames for years now play a role in front of the camera, with their cracks and stains. Thanasis Vasileiou enters the house of his childhood, but his entrance is not like that of a homeowner. He says he feels like a thief, entering a house without its rightful owners. His father is no longer there from that childhood, and now his mother is also gone; the son, now the heir, must determine what to do with this…

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