Mohammad Abdi (

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: محمد عبدی, Tehran, Iran, September 1974) is an Iranian author, film critic and

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researcher.

Career

Abdi started his career in 1990. He has written articles and film reviews for many publications both in

and English. In 2003, Abdi along with a few other Iranian film critics, was arrested in Iran charged with "promoting western culture", consequently Abdi left Iran in 2005 and since then, he has been living in London, UK. Abdi has been member of jury in a few film festivals such as

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and Kiev.

Works/Publications

Books

* In 1998, Abdi Published his first book " Film Criticism in Iran" about the history of film review and film analysis in Iran. From 1999 to 2002, he served as the editor-in- chief for "Honar Haftom" (Seventh Art) magazine. * His first short story collection with the title of "Marg-e yek Roshanfekr" ( Death of an Intellectual) was published in 2002 in

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. His second short story collection called "Az Opera Lezzat bebbar"(Enjoy the Opera) was published in Paris in 2013. * His first novel called "Five Women" was published London in 2020. *

Films

* Mohammad Abdi has made documentary films on famous Iranian cultural figures such as

Ebrahim Golestan Ebrahim Golestan ( fa, , born 19 October 1922) is an Iranian filmmaker and literary figure with a career spanning half a century. He has lived in Sussex, United Kingdom, since 1975. He was closely associated with the eminent Iranian poet Forou ...

(2018), Susan Taslimi(2019) and

Reza Ghassemi Reza Ghassemi ( fa, رضا قاسمی; born 1949) is an Iranian novelist and musician. Life Ghassemi was born in Esfahan. Besides his activities as a writer he is also involved in exercising classical Iranian music and a master of the Persi ...

(2013), all premiered at

SOAS, University of London SOAS University of London (; the School of Oriental and African Studies) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury are ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdi, Mohammad 1974 births 21st-century Iranian writers Living people Writers from Tehran