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Abbas Kiarostami: I remember
Massoumeh Lahidji is an Iranian-born interpreter and translator specializing in cinema and film festivals. She has worked as an interpreter and translator for numerous international festivals and has been a close collaborator and interpreter of Abbas Kiarostami for many years. From 2007 until his death in 2016, she accompanied him on his travels and film shoots, assisted him with screenwriting outside Iran, and subtitled his films in several languages.
In 2021, she co-curated the exhibition and retrospective „Où est l’ami Kiarostami?“ at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, dedicated to Kiarostami’s work across film, photography, video and poetry. She regularly presents and moderates screenings and discussions on Iranian cinema and is a member of the board of the Kiarostami Foundation.