Biography
Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even considered as the most famous short ever made in Iran. This success allowed Bahman Ghobadi to make several feature films, the best known being his first, "A Time for Drunken Horses" (2000), the first Kurd film in the history of Iran. This film and all the the others made by Ghobadi were hits in the festival circuit, garnered dozens of awards but were little seen or not seen at all in his native country. His last movie to date, filmed without official permit, rapidly and feverishly, "No One Knows About Persian Cats" (2009) is a remarkable semi-documentary about underground indie music in Tehran.
Directed 14
2020s
- 2026
Trees are Watching
Director
- 2021
The Four Walls
Director
2010s
- 2015
A Flag Without a Country
Director
- 2014
Words with Gods
Director
- 2012
Rhino Season
Director
2000s
- 2009
No One Knows About Persian Cats
Director
- 2006
Half Moon
Director
- 2003
Daf
Director
Searching for Meaning: Jeonju Digital Project
Director
- 2002
Marooned in Iraq
Director
- 2000
A Time for Drunken Horses
Director
1990s
- 1999
Life in Fog
Director
Produced 13
2020s
- 2026
Trees are Watching
Producer
- 2021
The Four Walls
Producer
2010s
- 2015
Life on the Border
Producer
A Flag Without a Country
Producer
- 2014
Mardan
Producer
- 2012
Rhino Season
Producer
About 111 Girls
Producer
2000s
- 2009
No One Knows About Persian Cats
Producer
All My Mothers
Consulting Producer
- 2006
Half Moon
Producer
- 2002
Marooned in Iraq
Producer
- 2000
A Time for Drunken Horses
Producer
Wrote 12
2020s
- 2026
Trees are Watching
Writer
- 2021
The Four Walls
Writer
2010s
- 2015
A Flag Without a Country
Screenplay
- 2014
Words with Gods
Screenplay
- 2012
Rhino Season
Writer, Screenplay
2000s
- 2009
No One Knows About Persian Cats
Screenplay
- 2006
Half Moon
Screenplay
- 2003
Daf
Screenplay
- 2002
Marooned in Iraq
Screenplay
- 2000
A Time for Drunken Horses
Screenplay
1990s
- 1999
Life in Fog
Writer
Art department 5
2010s
- 2012
Rhino Season
Production Design
2000s
- 2009
No One Knows About Persian Cats
Production Design
- 2006
Half Moon
Art Direction
- 2000
A Time for Drunken Horses
Art Direction
Acted in 3
2000s
- 2009
No One Knows About Persian Cats
Bahman
- 2000
Blackboards
Rebwar
1990s
- 1999
Edited 2
2010s
- 2015
A Flag Without a Country
Editor
- 2012
About 111 Girls
Editor
Sound 2
2020s
- 2021
The Four Walls
Original Music Composer
2010s
- 2015
A Flag Without a Country
Music
Appearances1
2000s
- 2006
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
Self