Fifi Howls From Happiness

Mitra Farahani's lyrical documentary explores the enigma of provocative artist Bahman Mohassess, the so-called "Persian Picasso," whose acclaimed paintings and sculptures dominated pre-revolutionary Iran. Irreverent and uncompromising, a gay man in a hostile world, Mohassess had a conflicted relationship with his homeland--revered by elites in the art scene and praised as a national icon, only to be censored later by an oppressive regime.

Winner of Best Film at the Buenos Aires Indendent Film Festival.

"That Ms. Farahani found Mr. Mohassess and persuaded him to share his story is a terrific coup, even if a great deal of his life's work remains elusive." - Manohla Dargis, New York Times