Refocus: The Films of Sohrab Shahid-Saless: Exile, Displacement and the Stateless Moving Image

by Azadeh Fatehrad

Book Overview

An Iranian immigrant struggling to integrate into 1970s German society, the filmmaker Sohrab Shahid Saless (1944-98) has become a neglected figure in discussions of diaspora cinema. In this - the first English-language book to reflect on his work and its implications for creativity in the diasporic conditions of urban displacement - a range of international scholars provide a comprehensive account of Shahid Saless's films and production methods...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474456405
• ISBN13: 9781474456401
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"