Unearthing a Golden Age: The Cineaste's Quest to Document a National Film History

Furthermore, he is a prolific author and editor, having written seminal books on cinema, most famously the widely acclaimed Iranian Cinema (1987) and Grass: Untold Stories (2008), the latter a definitive account of the making of the groundbreaking 1924 documentary, Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life. His dedication to both scholarly documentation and artistic creation solidifies his standing as a central figure in connecting Iranian cultural history with a global audience.