- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 26, 1938
- Place of Birth
- Tehran, Iran
- Died
- December 27, 2025
Bahram Beyzai
Bahrām Beyzāie (also spelt Beizai, Beyza'i, Persian: بهرام بیضائی, 26 December 1938 — 27 December 2025) was a critically and popularly acclaimed filmmaker, playwright, theater director, screenwriter, film editor, and ostād ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies. Beyzāie was the son of the poet Ne'matallah Beyzai (best known by his literary pseudonym "Zokā'i"). The celebrated poet Adib Beyzai, known as one of the most profound poets of 20th-century Iran, is Bahram's paternal uncle. Bahram Beyzaie's paternal grandfather, Mirzā Mohammad-Rezā Ārāni ("Ebn Ruh"), and paternal great-grandfather, the mulla Mohammad-Faqih Ārāni ("Ruh'ol-Amin"), were also notable poets. In spite of his somewhat belated start in cinema, Beyzai was often considered a pioneer of a generation of filmmakers whose works are sometimes described as the Iranian New Wave. His Bashu, the Little Stranger (…
Filmography
movieBukhara Chronicles
2025 · voice
moviePure White
2022 · Self
movieAyyar-e Tanha
2020
movieBahram Beyzaie: A Mosaic of Metaphors
2019 · Self
movieBallad of Bahram
2018 · as Himself (Archive Footage)
movieCrossroads
2018 · Director, Screenplay
movieRazor's Edge: The Legacy of Iranian Actresses
2016 · Self
movieJana and Baladoor
2012 · Director, Screenplay
movieMohakate Ghazaleh Alizadeh
2009 · self
movieWhen We Are All Asleep
2009 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
movieDead End
2008 · as Himself
moviePersian Carpet
2007 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Eloquent Carpet
2007 · Writer, Director
movieSummit of the Wave
2003
movieZamaneh
2002 · Editor
movieKilling Mad Dogs
2001 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieThe Green Cold
1999
movieArash
1999 · Writer
movieAhmad Shamlou: Master Poet of Liberty
1999 · self
movieDialogue with the Wind
1998 · director, Director
movieThe Fifth Season
1997 · Writer
movieMinoo Watch Tower
1996 · Editor
movieThe Fateful Day
1995 · Writer
movieTravelers
1992 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieBashu, the Little Stranger
1989 · Writer, Editor, Director, Costume Design, Production Design
movieMaybe Some Other Time
1988 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieThe Runner
1984 · Editor
movieDeath of Yazdgerd
1982 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieThe Red Line
1982 · Writer
movieSalandar
1980 · Writer
movieBallad of Tara
1979 · Director, Writer, Editor, Costume Design, Producer, Production Design
movieThe Raven
1977 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieThe Stranger and the Fog
1975 · Director, Editor, Writer
movieDownpour
1972 · Writer, Director
movieJourney
1972 · Director, Writer
movieUncle Moustache
1970 · Director, Writer
movieپرونده کوتاه سگکشی
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