I Am Taraneh: Discussion With Rasoul Sadrameli

A discussion with Rasoul Sadrameli, director of "I am Taraneh, 15," Abbas Milani, and Bahram Beyzaie, August 31, 2016. As part of the SGS Summer Film Festival, the Hamid & Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies screened the film "I am Taraneh, 15." Directed by Rasoul Sadrameli, the film is about 15 year old Taraneh (played by Taraneh Alidoosti), whose widowed father is in jail, is talked into an unhappy marriage and must deal with the consequences. Rasoul Sadrameli is a distinguished Iranian filmmaker. He made his first film, “Blood Raining,” in 1981. His first feature film, “Salvation,” was screened in 1983. Since then, he has directed, written, and produced dozens of films and documentaries. He was also the Managing Director of MILAD FILM, established in 1979 and the first company to distribute and produce Iranian films after the Revolution. And in 2005 he helped establish FILMIRAN, one of the largest Iranian film distribution companies. Some of his other award-winning films include: “Chrysanthemums” (1985), “The Girl in the Sneakers” (1999), “The Night” (2006), and “Every Night Loneliness” (2007).