Born on 11 September 1973, Tehran, Mahdavi graduated from Shahid Rajee University in 1997 with a bachelor degree. As a sound mixer and editor, Mahdavi has worked on many projects including the award-winning 'Buddha Collapsed from Shame' (2007) and 'Goodbye' (2011). Mahdavi won Best Sound in the 2009 Tehran International Short Film festival for his work in 'Silent City' (2010).Hossein Mahdavi has been a Sound in some movies:
Gradually is about that When Pari, Seyed's mentally fragile wife, goes m
...issing, he searches for her with no idea what has become of her. As Seyed becomes more desperate as he follows leads to track her down, a story of deceit and dishonor begins to unfold around him. Before long, he will have some difficult decisions to make. But whatever he chooses, nothing will be the same for him again. In this film Hossein Mahdavi collaborates with Ahmad Saatchian, Mehran Rajabi, Mohammad Reza Foroutan, Maryam Boubani, Hengameh Ghaziani, Shahrokh Foroutanian, Niloofar Khoshkholgh, Hassan Pourshirazi, Alireza Oosivand, Maziar Miri, Parviz Shahbazi, Jahangir Kosari, Mohammad Reza Darvishi, Hassan Karimi, Roya Javidnia, Kazem Najjar Zadeh, Arash Eshaghi, Mojtaba Mortazavi, Omid Ghorbani, Manzar Lashkari, Hossein Nazari, Roksana Khalvati, Gholamreza Bayran Manesh, Valeh Zarghami, Faranak Saeedi.
Hawraman is about that A series of 49 documentary films by 31 filmmakers, Children of the Land of Iran provides a window into the traditions, rituals and people within the rich and diverse culture of Iran. This documentary welcomes us to the Kurdish region of Hawraman, located in Kermanshah in Western Iran, beginning with stunning shots of its mountainous landscape and its native wildlife. With only minor dialogue to camera from three men of differing generations, the film is generally observational, allowing the area and customs to speak for themselves. The footage initially explores the vast wealth of the region, before moving on to more diverse territory. In this film Hossein Mahdavi collaborates with Parivash Nazarieh, Mohammad Reza Sarhangi, Akbar Shahbazi, Mastaneh Mohajer.
Our Times is about that This docu-fiction focuses on the lives of several Iranian women throughout the presidential elections of 2001. Director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, one of Iran's most respected feminist filmmakers, explores two groups of women, one old and one young, to contrast divergent political attitudes across the generation gap. At one end of this spectrum is the director's daughter and a group of her friends, on the other end is a group of forty-eight older women running for office. Binding these two stories together is the tale of Arezoo Bayat and her daughter who are simply trying to make a living amid the headier issue of the elections. A compelling portrait of life as a Iranian woman at the turn of the 21st century. In this film Hossein Mahdavi collaborates with Reza Davoudnejad, Baran Kosari, Pegah Ahangarani, Rakhshan Banietemad, Pirooz Kalantari, Mohsen Abdolvahab, Jahangir Kosari, Milad Sadrameli, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Nava Rohani.
33 Days is about that It is 2006, and a small village on the border of Lebanon and occupied Palestine is about to find itself at the heart of a brutal conflict. As young couple Yousef and Nasrine prepare for their wedding, an attack by Israeli forces turns the happy occasion into a ceremony of mourning... In this film Hossein Mahdavi collaborates with Mehdi Homayunfar, Touraj Mansouri, Hassan Ayoubi, Ali Dadras, Abbas Rastegarpour, Babak Panahi, Saeed Ansari, Jamal Shourjeh, Youssef El Khal, Bassem Moughneyyah, Nesrine Tafesh, Kinda Allouch, Darine Hamze, Pierre Dagher, Nicholas Moawwad, Hadi Trad, Michel Adabashi, Kamran Khalaj, Hassan Nahi.
21 Days and Me is about that In '21 Days and Me,' experimental documentary filmmaker Shirin Baraghnavard examines a complicated moment of her own life. As a 35 year old woman who has been married for 11 years, Baraghnavard believes she still has plenty of time to decide whether she wants to become a mother or not. However, the discovery of a fibroma in her womb suddenly makes the decision more urgent. Because the fibroma requires surgery to remove it, and Baraghnavard's doctor has told her the best time to get pregnant is directly after the surgery, she can no longer afford to wait. With compelling openness, Baraghnavard records the emotional journey she takes during the 21 days leading up to the operation as she struggles with the issues of her decision. In this film Hossein Mahdavi collaborates with Shirin Barghnavard, Mohammad Habibi, Katayoon Shahabi, Mohammad Reza Jahanpanah, Hamila Moayed.
Moving Up is about that Shahriyar is a both a garbage collector and an unpublished novelist who has a passion for literature and poetry. Shahriyar finds it impossible to conform to society’s expectations; rather, he aspires to be Jack London or Dostoevsky. He writes imaginative stories to escape from his dull, prosaic life in Kermanshah, a city in Iran’s Kurdistan region. But his wife, his family, his neighborhood and all the people around him constantly conspire to hold him back from Moving Up. 'Moving Up' is a powerful, inspiring and deeply affecting story of an outsider, who wants to be an artist, seemingly impossible in the provincial town of Kermanshah. Loghman Khaledi builds sympathetic portraits of both his protagonist and his family members. In this film Hossein Mahdavi collaborates with Loghman Khaledi, Katayoon Shahabi, Ashkan Ashkani, Hadi Saed Mohkam, Saba Nedaei.
The Lake that Was is about that Oroomieh Lake, with a circumference of more than 400 kilometers, is located in the Northwest of Iran. Its beauty is so captivating that it used to attract droves of Iranian and foreign tourists. Now a shadow of its former self due to lack of rainfall, several wells and underground water resources, along with a number of dam constructions are causing concern. Oroomieh Lake will soon dry up. Director Pejman Mazaheripoo skillfully narrates the lake's history, when people carelessly enjoyed it at their leisure, ignoring the consequences of its demise. In this film Hossein Mahdavi collaborates with Pejman Mazaheripoor, Arash Zahedi Asl, Saeed Rashtian, Morteza Motaghi, Keyvan Kiaras.
Other films are:
The Man Who Came with the Snow, The Chair, Sex and Philosophy, Kandahar, Jamshid and Khorshid, Princess of Rome, Muhammad The Messenger of God, Goodbye, I Am Not Salvador, Starless Dreams, Bitter Dream, The Reward of Silence, Pomegranate Stew, Five in the Afternoon, Two Legged Horse, The Third Day, The Elephant King, In Love Swallows, Empty Chair, The Teacher, Osama, The Pearl, The Strangerr, Negin and Me Dot Com, Two Patches of Clouds, Loving Steps, Dandelion Season, Black Horse Memories, Gesher, Wake up Arezou, Behind the Wall of Silence, The House under the Water, Good Night Commander, The Twilight, My Duckling, The Strangers, Master Key, Unknown
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