I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship. Bahman Ghobadi atmospherecensorshipfilm Change image and share on social
Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents. Bahman Ghobadi bringdocumentfilm Change image and share on social
I love music, I make films with music, I eat with music, I sleep with music, I think with music. Music makes me dream; it strengthens my creativity. Bahman Ghobadi creativitydreameat Change image and share on social
When you want to make a film abroad, you need producers and people who support you. You need a team that speaks your language. Bahman Ghobadi abroadfilmlanguage Change image and share on social
I didn't have the welfare. I didn't have the proper education. I didn't have these things. That's why it's almost like a complex in me that I want to explode myself in my films. Bahman Ghobadi complexeducationexplode Change image and share on social
In my view, the adults are the burnt generation of Iraq for whom nothing can be done. But for the children, we can worry now, we can talk about them, we can plan for them, we can get our protest heard by others. Bahman Ghobadi adultburnchild share on social
It feels very, very good to make a film freely, to work without having to wait years for script approval, without looking over your shoulder. Bahman Ghobadi approvalfeltfilm Change image and share on social
Lying and corruption are in the Iranian society in all sense of the world, and if you do research about married women, you see that a lot of them tell you they get a lot of enjoyment from breaking the rules of corruption, because just for the fact that they break the rules, it makes them oppose the system. Bahman Ghobadi breakcorruptionenjoyment share on social
I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming. Bahman Ghobadi 8mmcameraeducation Change image and share on social
I am really bothered when I see my friends facing problems back in Iran, but I tell them that not all the doors are shut. Bahman Ghobadi backbotherdoor Change image and share on social