Isa Vandi

عیسی وندی Isa Vandi
Isa Vandi, March 2012
Born	1960 Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Occupation(s)	Film Producer, Director, Editor, Screenwriter
Years active	1979-Present

Isa Vandi (Persian: عیسی وندی; born 1960) is an Iranian film producer, film director, film editor and screenwriter. He emigrated from Iran in 1989, now living and working in Sweden.

Career

He founded Scorpionfilm in 1995. Some of his films have gained notable recognition amongst which is My Midsummer (Min Midsommar, 2002) which was made for Sveriges Television in an effort to describe the different nationalities festival celebrations in Sweden. So faraway yet so close (Så fjärran ändå så nära, 2007) is another film about ordinary people, each with their unique stories; for five years Isa Vandi visits Kvibergs market in Gothenburg where people from all around the world with their different backgrounds, interests and beliefs come together in narrow aisles. One thousand and one night (Tusen och en natt, 2010) also 'brings something new to the big screen'. It’s a documentary about the relationship of an Iranian woman with a man who cannot settle for a woman and none of the characters shy away from that which is pathetic, embarrassing and humiliating.

Filmography

• Loneliness (Ensamhet, 1991)
• The little postman (Lilla brevbärare, 1992)
• How people began to fly (Så här kom man på att flyga, 1993)
• Shit (Skit, 1994)
• The magic shadows (De magiska skuggorna, 1995)
• The white screen (Den vita duken, 1996)
• The girl and the fog (Flickan och dimman, 1997)
• Anti-clockwise (Motsols, 2000)
• My Midsummer (Min Midsommar, 2002)
• Football, friends and tears (Fotboll, vänner och tårar, 2002)
• Dance below white sheets (Dans under vita lakan, 2003)
• Grandpa Kent (Farfar Kent, 2005)
• So faraway yet so close (Så fjärran ändå så nära, 2007)
• One thousand and one night (Tusen och en natt, 2010)
• Come and See (Kom och se, 2012)

External links

• Isa Vandi at Göteborgs-Posten
• Isa Vandi at Tidningenkulturen.se