Bavand Karim

Bavand Karim is the CEO of Lost Winds Entertainment, a commercial production company based in Los Angeles specializing in films, TV, and branded content. Karim’s original works have screened at Cannes and Sundance, premiered on Netflix and Amazon Prime, and qualified for the Academy Awards. He is the founder and chairperson of Cine International Companies, a consultancy dedicated to empowering diverse perspectives in visual media and the arts.

11 December, 2023 • Bavand Karim

Religious Misogyny Personified in Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider

Bavand Karim reviews the film "Holy Spider" by Ali Abbassi which coldly deconstructs the brutal nature of Iran’s religious patriarchy.

20 November, 2023 • Bavand Karim

Clashing Cultures and Gender Politics in The Persian Version

Bavand Karim reviews "The Persian Version," a 2023 American comedy drama film directed and written by Maryam Keshavarz.

30 January, 2023 • Bavand Karim

The End of Innocence in Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road?

Bavand Karim finds that's Panah Panahi's feature is a prodigal debut from Iranian cinema’s latest auteur and son of Jafar Panahi.

15 February, 2022 • Bavand Karim

“Where Are You From?” Identity and the Spirit of Ethno-Futurism

Writer and film executive Bavand Karim meditates on Iranian American identity and an alternative vision for self-realization in the context of the ethno-futurist movement.