Amir Naderi
Born in 1946, Abadan, Iran. In 1971, his directorial debut, Goodbye, Friend, was released in Iran. Amir Naderi first came into the international spotlight with films that are now known as cinema classics, The Runner (1985), and Water, Wind, Dust (1989). The Runner is considered by many critics to be one of the most influential films of the past quarter century. After expatriating to New York in the early 1990’s, Amir Naderi continued to produce new works. He was named a Rockefeller Film and Video Fellow in 1997 and has served as instructor at Columbia University, University of Las Vegas, and New York's School of Visual Arts. His US films have premiered at the Film Society of Lincoln Center/ MoMA's New Directors/New Films series, the Venice, Cannes, Tribeca, and Sundance FF.
Filmography
Goodbye, Friend (1971), Tight Spot (1973), Strait (1973), Waiting (1974), Harmonica (1974), Requiem (1978), Made in Iran (1978), The Search (doc., 1980), Second Search (1981), The Runner (1984), The Winner (short, 1984), Water, Wind, Dust (1989), Manhattan By Numbers (1993), A, B, C... Manhattan (1997), Marathon (2002), Sound Barrier (2005), Vegas: Based օn ա True Story (2008), Cut (2011), 60 Seconds of Solitude In Year Zero (segment, 2011), Venice 70: Future Reloaded (segment, 2013), Mise en Scene with Arthur Penn (doc., 2014), Mountain (2016), Magic Lantern (2018)․