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Rafi Pitts


Rafi Pitts' films have attained acclaim and awards around the globe. His first feature, The Fifth Season, was the first Franco-Iranian co-production since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and premiered in Venice. Sanam was hailed by French critics as the Iranian 400 Blows. In 2003, Pitts presented his controversial feature documentary... See full bio »

Born:

in Mashhad, Iran

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2014
Soy Negro
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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (8 titles)
2010/I The Hunter
 
2006 It's Winter
 
2003 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Sanam
 
1994 Salandar (short)
 
1991 In Exile (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (8 titles)
2010/I The Hunter (screenplay)
 
2006 It's Winter
 
2003 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty (2003) (screenplay)
 
2000 Sanam
 
1994 Salandar (short)
 
1991 In Exile (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2006 It's Winter (producer)
 
2000 Sanam (producer)
 
1994 Salandar (short) (producer)
 
1991 Lest We Forget (line producer)
 
1991 In Exile (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (4 titles)
2002 Afghanistan, un état impossible? (documentary)
 
2001 Before Leaving (documentary)
 
1994 Salandar (short)
 
1991 In Exile (short)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2012 Argo
Iranian Consulate Official
 
2010/I The Hunter
Ali Alavi
 
1998 Isabelle (Video Game)
Georges
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (2 titles)
1991 Lest We Forget (post-production supervisor)
 
1991 The Lovers on the Bridge (assistant production manager)
 
Show ShowCasting Department (1 title)
1993 Le jeune Werther (casting and director team)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2012 Argo (special thanks)
 
2012 Turn Off the Lights (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2010/II Quest (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Flying Shepherd (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Liverpool (special thanks)
 
2007 Don't Get Me Wrong (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2000 Hubert Selby Jr., 2 ou 3 choses... (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2011 Into the Night with... (TV series documentary)
Himself
Rafi Pitts und Marwan Hamed (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Cinéma Iranien, la dernière vague (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Cinémas (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 3 November 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 27 October 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Kennwort Kino (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 26 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2007 Not Guilty for Abel (short)
Himself
 
2006 Court-circuit (TV series)
Himself
 
2005 La semaine du cinéma (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2000 Rive droite - rive gauche (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 14 November 2000 (2000) … Himself
 

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

A political film is a film that is shown to an audience that disagrees. See more »

Trivia:

Member of the jury at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2006. See more »