Bringing the Shahnameh into the 21st Century

Bringing the Shahnameh into the 21st Century

by ROBERT WEINBERG September 11, 2023 Excerpt: But there are always more stories to tell from Shahnameh and more ways to tell them. The initial challenge made by Melissa has now reached hundreds of thousands of appreciative people through other media and platforms....
Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic

Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic

Feathers of Fire: A Persian Epic is a cinematic shadow play that features the white-haired Zal from his birth to his love story with Rudabeh, based on the Persian epic Shahnameh (‘The Book of Kings’). Created and directed by Hamid Rahmanian with graphics derived from...
Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues This English-language animated film was written, directed, produced and animated by Nina Paley in 2008. It revisits the principle episodes of the Ramayana from Sita’s perspective and weaves together Indian and American culture.