About
Bahrām Beyzāie (also spelt Beizai, Beyza'i, Persian: بهرام بیضائی, 26 December 1938 — 27 December 2025) was a critically and popularly acclaimed filmmaker, playwright, theater director, screenwriter, film editor, and ostād ("master") of Persian letters, arts and Iranian studies. Beyzāie was the son of the poet Ne'matallah Beyzai (best known by his literary pseudonym "Zokā'i"). The celebrated poet Adib Beyzai, known as one of the most profound poets of 20th-century Iran, is Bahram's paternal uncle. Bahram Beyzaie's paternal grandfather, Mirzā Mohammad-Rezā Ārāni ("Ebn Ruh"), and paternal great-grandfather, the mulla Mohammad-Faqih Ārāni ("Ruh'ol-Amin"), were also notable poets.
Filmography
Crossroads2018 · Director, Screenplay
Jana and Baladoor2012 · Director, Screenplay
When We Are All Asleep2009 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
Persian Carpet2007 · Director, Screenplay
The Eloquent Carpet2007 · Writer, Director
Zamaneh2002 · Editor
Killing Mad Dogs2001 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Arash1999 · Writer
Dialogue with the Wind1998 · Director
The Fifth Season1997 · Writer
Minoo Watch Tower1996 · Editor
The Fateful Day1995 · Writer
Travelers1992 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Bashu, the Little Stranger1989 · Writer, Editor, Director, Costume Design, Production Design
Maybe Some Other Time1988 · Director, Writer, Editor
The Runner1984 · Editor
Death of Yazdgerd1982 · Director, Writer, Editor
The Red Line1982 · Writer
Salandar1980 · Writer
Ballad of Tara1979 · Director, Writer, Editor, Costume Design, Producer, Production Design