Sara Zandieh

Sara Zandieh
Sara Zandieh
Nationality Iranian American
Field Short film, Filmmaking, Film director
Awards Fullbright Scholar

Sara Zandieh is an Iranian American filmmaker[1] whose film, The Pool Party, won second place at the Tribeca Film Festival. It received a Special Jury Mention.[2][3][4] Zandieh is a Fullbright Scholar at Columbia University.[5]

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Works

In 2009, Sara Zandieh entered a story called The Pool Party in the Narrative Magazine 30 Below contest for writers between the ages of 18 to 30.[6] She was among the top ten N30B finalists and won $100 for her effort.[6]

In 2010, Zandieh directed The Pool Party. It is a 14 minute short film that was shot in Tehran just prior to the 2009-2010 Iranian election crisis.[7] It documents the story of a male servant, who must fully repair a pool, while acting as a surrogate father to the master's daughter. Zandieh combined social realism with allegory to illustrate the servant's struggle.[1]

2010 Tribeca Film Festival

Zandieh's film was one of 47 short films screened in Lower Manhattan theaters.[8] Like Tal Rosner, Zandieh is a returning director.[8] Amongst other directors premiering films, she competed against Kirsten Dunst.[8] Student kudos went to the winning short, Some Boys Don't Leave, "with special mention going to Sara Zandieh's The Pool Party."[4]

On April 29, 2010, The Pool Party was shown at the Columbia University School of the Arts' 23rd Annual Film Festival.[9]

Awards

Zandieh won a 2009-2010 grant from the Fulbright Program.[5] This program is the "most widely recognized and prestigious international exchange program in the world."[10] She is one of 40 Kentucky students chosen and listed with the United States Department of State as being a filmmaking student from Turkey.[5]

Filmography

Short films
  • Handsome Harry (2009)[11]
  • The Pool Party (2010)

References

  1. ^ a b "The Pool Party". Tribeca Film Festival. 2010. http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/pool_party-film28731.html?c=y&sortBy=title&curView=browseDetail&3396=193456. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  2. ^ Daniel Hubschman (April 30, 2010). "Tribeca Film Festival 2010 Winners!". hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/news/Tribeca_Film_Festival_2010_Winners/6845350. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  3. ^ "When We Leave Scores Top Honors At Tribeca Film Festival". New York (magazine). April 29, 2010. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/when_we_leave_scores_top_award.html. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  4. ^ a b Gordon Cox (April 30, 2010). "German drama tops Tribeca awards". Variety (magazine). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018549.html?categoryid=1061&cs=1&query=Sara+Zandieh. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  5. ^ a b c "Fulbright 2009-2010 Grantees". United States Department of State. http://fulbright.state.gov/fulbright/being/whoare/fulbright-2009-2010-grantees2#ky. Retrieved 2010-05-16. [dead link]
  6. ^ a b "N30B Contest Winners—2009". Narrative Magazine. http://www.narrativemagazine.com/node/76577. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  7. ^ "The Pool Party". sarazandieh.com. http://sarazandieh.com/poolparty/. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  8. ^ a b c Gregg Kilday (March 18, 2010). "Tribeca fest to screen 47 shorts". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i21cea1586dd4edf561954366dfc985bf. Retrieved 2010-05-16. [dead link]
  9. ^ "Columbia University Film Festival 2010". ifccenter.com. March 18, 2010. http://www.ifccenter.com/events/columbia-university-film-festival-2010/. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 
  10. ^ "Why Is the Fulbright Program Unique?". United States Department of State. http://fulbright.state.gov/fulbright/about/whyis. Retrieved 2010-05-16. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Handsome Harry". darkhorizons.com. http://www.darkhorizons.com/films/875/Handsome-Harry. Retrieved 2010-05-16. 

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