THE STRANGER GENIUS AWARDS 2009: Zia Mohajerjasbi

Posted on November 13, 2009
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We mentioned earlier that the man behind our music videos, Zia Mohajerjasbi, found out that he’s the recipient of The Stranger’s annual Genius Award for Film. The awards ceremony goes down tonight at the Moore Theater, and here’s a bit of the article in this weeks Stranger, written by Charles Mudede:

There are three reasons why Zia Mohajerjasbi won this year’s Genius Award in the film category. The first and leading reason: Through a technical knowledge of film production and sharp artistic instincts, he has been able to democratize “the beautiful image” (described by Roland Barthes in his essay on Greta Garbo’s face) and make it accessible to the people. The second reason: He is developing a new cinematic language for the city. The third: He is the first filmmaker in Seattle with a cosmopolitan project that’s authentic rather than superficial, realistic rather than ideological.

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One Response to “THE STRANGER GENIUS AWARDS 2009: Zia Mohajerjasbi”

  1. Kyle dePinna
    on November 27th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

    Much love for yuh Zia! Jus peeped HI-808 and I’m lovin it. Keep those videos fresh! We’re jockin you and the Scholarzzz at shiftyrhythms all day.

    Kyle dePinna
    The KiD

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