November 20, 2018
Reading of Captive/Asir: Ilka Scobie and Shahrzad Kamel at McNally Jackson, 52 Prince Street
Forugh Farrokhzad’s “Captive” is a contemporary English translation of the iconic Persian poet’s first collection, published in 1955 in Tehran. Rhombus Press publisher Shahrzad Kamel and editor IlkaScobie will provide a brief biography and an introduction and insights into this pioneering feminist figure, who helped spearhead the Iranian avant garde.
Selections of Farrokhzad’s poetry will be read, revealing that her work, written sixty years ago, remains relevant and inspirational even today.
October 19, 2018
Captive/Asir Book Launch and Talk with Farzaneh Milani
Join us at The Poetry Project for the launch of Asir (Captive), a newly published facsimile of Iranian poet and film director Forugh Farrokzhad’s first collection of poems, originally published in Iran in 1955. Translator Farzaneh Milani will present a talk on the work of Forugh Farrokzhad on this occasion, followed by a conversation with Farnoosh Fathi.
March 2018
Anthology Film Archives and Rhombus Press
Special Screening
Forugh Farrokhzad On Film
A towering figure in Iranian Culture, Forugh Farrokhzad (1935-67) wrote five collections of poetry and directed one film before her life was tragically cut short, at the age of 32. Farrokhzad’s primary legacy is her poetry, but it is important to acknowledge her impact on Iranian New Wave cinema and the connections she made between poetry and film. Her work continues to exert a major influence on some of the most admired Iranian filmmakers, poets and artists of the 20th century.
Farrokhzad’s 1962 film The House is Black, a 21 minute documentary about life in a leper colony in Northern Iran, is considered a precursor to the Iranian New Wave. This program pairs The House is Black with Abbas Kiarostami’s partially Farrokhzad inspired The Wind Will Carry Us, a poetic and deeply moving film which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1999 and takes its title from a poem by Farrokhzad.
Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24 7:30 PM each night
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10003
March 2018
Anthology Film Archives and Rhombus Press
Special Screening
Forugh Farrokhzad On Film
A towering figure in Iranian Culture, Forugh Farrokhzad (1935-67) wrote five collections of poetry and directed one film before her life was tragically cut short, at the age of 32. Farrokhzad’s primary legacy is her poetry, but it is important to acknowledge her impact on Iranian New Wave cinema and the connections she made between poetry and film. Her work continues to exert a major influence on some of the most admired Iranian filmmakers, poets and artists of the 20th century.
Farrokhzad’s 1962 film The House is Black, a 21 minute documentary about life in a leper colony in Northern Iran, is considered a precursor to the Iranian New Wave. This program pairs The House is Black with Abbas Kiarostami’s partially Farrokhzad inspired The Wind Will Carry Us, a poetic and deeply moving film which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1999 and takes its title from a poem by Farrokhzad.
Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24 7:30 PM each night
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10003
September 2017
Rhombus Press recently screened Paris, Texas directed by Wim Wenders in 1984. This screening was an homage to Sam Shepard who wrote the story, and Harry Dean Stanton who starred in the film. Both legendary men passed away this year.
Fall 2017
Upcoming Projects:
Rhombus Press in collaboration with Dr. Farzaneh Milani will be printing an English translation of iconic Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad’s first book of poems titled Captive, with its original introduction as well as a manifesto written by Farrokhzad that was never reprinted in subsequent editions. This book was first printed in Farsi (Asir) in Iran in 1955. A facsimile of the rare first edition, first printing of Captive from 1955 will also be included.
April 2017
Rhombus Press had its first Film Screening in April 2017 in New York City. In homage to the once gritty streets of downtown Manhattan where Rhombus Press is today located, we screened News From Home directed and filmed by Chantal Akerman in 1976.
September 2016
Rhombus Press collaborated with Austrian artist Florian Pumhosl for its first publication No One’s Voice. This Demy Octavo book was printed in Vienna in September 2016. As well as ten color plates of Pumhosl’s plaster reliefs there is also a text by Karel Cisar. The reliefs were first exhibited at Miguel Abreu Gallery in New York City in September 2016. The exhibition was also titled No One’s Voice.