The Iran Job (Persian: کار ایران, romanized: Kâr Irân) is a documentary directed by Till Schauder and produced by Sara Nodjoumi about Kevin Sheppard, a professional American basketball player, as he plays in Shiraz, Iran for the A.S. Shiraz team (since renamed B.A Shiraz BC) in the Iranian Super League.[2][3][4] The documentary was filmed in Iran in the winter of 2008–2009, a few months before the uprising of Iran's Green Movement.[5]
| The Iran Job | |
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 The official poster for The Iran Job, created by Iranian artist-in-exile Nicky Nodjoumi | |
| Directed by | Till Schauder |
| Produced by | Sara Nodjoumi |
| Starring | Kevin Sheppard |
| Cinematography | Till Schauder |
| Edited by | David Teague |
| Music by | Shahin Najafi, Jadugaran, Reza Pishro, ZedBazi, A2 |
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| Languages | English, Persian |
| Box office | $23,019[1] |
Christiane Amanpour, Gloria Steinem, Maz Jobrani, Karim Sadjadpour, and executive producer Abigail Disney have expressed support for The Iran Job.[2] In December 2011 the film was invited to a private, work-in-progress screening at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. moderated by Karim Sadjadpour.[6]
On January 9, 2012 The Iran Job completed a 50-day crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter that raised over $100,000.[7] During its Kickstarter campaign, the film received press coverage from CNN International (on two occasions: a print article on December 23, 2011 and a TV interview that broadcast on January 5, 2012), The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, PBS FRONTLINE's Tehran Bureau, and IFP's Filmmaker magazine.[2][5][8][9][10][11] Since the completion of its Kickstarter campaign, the film has received press from PBS' P.O.V. blog.[7]
The Iran Job had its world premiere in the Documentary Competition of the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2012 and it won the award for best documentary entry at the Arlington International Film Festival, Arlington, Massachusetts, in 2013. It has received positive reviews for its humanity and for successfully mixing genres from sports documentary to commentary about social and political climate in Iran, using Kevin's and his friends point of view.
After the world premiere, the filmmakers launched a 2nd Kickstarter campaign raising $66,105 for the subsequent self-release of the film.
In late 2012, Film Movement acquired the film for North American distribution and as of March, 2014, was available on all digital platforms, including Netflix.[citation needed]
In 2013, The Iran Job was short-listed for the Germany Academy Award.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Bahrampour, Tara. "An Unlikely U.S. Diplomat Scores with Iranian Fans." The Washington Post. Dec. 23, 2011.
- Chiou, Pauline. "U.S. athlete scores with Iranian fans." Video interview. CNN World Report. CNN International. Jan. 5, 2012.
- "Film on U.S. athlete in Iran." Video. CNN World Sports. CNN International. Jan. 4, 2012.
- Khorram, Yasmin. "Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story." CNN World Sports. CNN International. Dec. 23, 2011.
- Schartoff, Adam. "The Iran Job & Tips for Managing a Viral Fundraising Campaign." P.O.V. (PBS). Jan. 10, 2012.
- Schoenbrun, Dan. "Kickstarter: Sara Nodjoumi and Till Schauder's 'The Iran Job.'" Filmmaker Magazine (IFP). Jan. 3, 2012.
- Shahryar, Josh. "'The Iran Job': He Got Game, Shiraz-Style." Tehran Bureau (PBS FRONTLINE). Jan. 6, 2012.
- Stambler, Deborah. "Kickstarter Case Study: The Iran Job." The Huffington Post. Nov. 30, 2011.
References
edit- ^ "The Iran Job". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Stambler, Deborah (30 November 2011). "Kickstarter Case Study: The Iran Job". HuffPost Culture. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "The Iran Job -- KickStarter Project". Radio Arazel. Pirate Radio Arazel. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ Jamshidi, Shirin (2 December 2011). "The Iran Job -- An Unlikely Journey of an American Basketball Player to Iran". The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans. PAAIA. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Understanding Iran: U.S. athlete reveals his inside story". CNN World Sport. CNN International. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "The Iran Job: Karim Sadjadpour, Till Schauder, Sara Nodjoumi". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ a b Schartoff, Adam (10 January 2012). "The Iran Job & Tips for Managing a Viral Fundraising Campaign". P.O.V. PBS. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Chiou, Pauline (5 January 2011). "U.S. athlete scores with Iranian fans". CNN World Report. CNN International. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Bahrampour, Tara (23 December 2011). "An Unlikely U.S. Diplomat Scores with Iranian Fans". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Shahryar, Josh (6 January 2012). ""The Iran Job": He Got Game, Shiraz-Style". Tehran Bureau. PBS FRONTLINE. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Schoenbrun, Dan (3 January 2012). "Kickstarter: Sara Nodjoumi and Till Schauder's "The Iran Job."". Filmmaker Magazine. IFP. Retrieved 10 January 2012.