December 1, 2004

BROKEN BRIDGES, directed by Rafigh Pooya, is the first feature film to investigate the social and political chaos created by the fragmentation of the Soviet Union. By examining the roots of the nationalistic struggle in oil rich Azerbaijan, it brings to light the drama being played through out the world today by ethnic groups searching for their national identity and oil cartels trying to maintain the status quo.

An extensive art background began in his native Iran while Pooya was still a young boy, it developed into a passion for motion pictures, prompting him to leave Iran in 1970 to finish his education at UCLA receiving his MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) in Motion Pictures.

His first feature, "In Defense of People" was an Official Selection for the Cannes Film Festival (director‚s Fortnight) in 1981. this was the first time a documentary film had ever been chosen for the festival. "In Defense of People" was honored with the International Jury Award at the 24th Leipzig Film Festival, Germany >>> See

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