Event

Kupal: A Special Screening

Dieaspora Arts Connection proudly co-presents Kazem Mollaie's "Kupal" at the Berkeley Video & Film Festivals 2017. This 81-minute feature film from Iran will screen on Saturday evening, November 4th at 8pm. Persian with English subtitles.

East Bay Media Center
1939 Addison Street, Berkeley
www.berkeleyvideofilmfest.org

Tickets: $10. advance - $15. at the door - Students: $8

Summary: Kupal is the story of a hunter and a taxidermist, called Dr. Ahmad Kupal. On the last day of the year, moments before the turn of the year, he faces an unexpected challenge.

About Kazem Mollaie: Biography (Kazem Mollaie)

- Born on 21 September 1981 in Sabzevar, Iran
- Member of the "Iranian Young Cinema Society" (IYCS) / 1998
- Holds a B.Sc. in Cinema Directing from Sooreh University of Tehran / 2005
- Member of the Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds (Khaneh Cinema) and "The Iranian Short Film Association" (ISFA) / 2009
- Jury Member of the Iranian Short Film Academy / 2011
- Member of the Selection Committee of the 32nd Tehran International Short Film Festival / 2015
- Chief Editor of ISFA website / 2016 - Member of Board of Directors of the Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA) / 2016

www.kazem-mollaie.com
info@kazem-mollaie.com

Filmography
1) From game to / Short Film / 2000
2) Tel / Short Film / 2000
3) The wind is blowing in the Alley / Short Film / 2002
4) Akbar,For God Sake, don't die before me! / Short Film / 2003
5) Carmen Funebre / Documentary / 2005
6) Please stay away from the red line / Short Film / 2008
7) Minus / Short Film / 2009
8) Delete / Short Film / 2011
9) Kupal / First Narrative Feature / 2017

Cast
Levon Haftvan
Nazanin Farahani
Pouria Rahimi
Sam Hossein Shamsabadi
Vahan Salimzadeh
Mojtaba Alizadeh
Hossein Qayebi Shabahang
Behrouz Nameni
Maryam Shahroudi
Elham Nami
Ebrahim Akbari
Sharon (Starring as Haiku)