Iranian documentary filmmaker, author, and theoretician
Sardar Jahadgar Shahid[1]
Morteza Avini
سید مرتضی آوینی
Born
(1947-09-23)23 September 1947
Rey, Iran
Died
9 April 1993(1993-04-09) (aged 45)
Fakkeh, Iran
Nationality
Iranian
Education
Master's degree in Architecture
Alma mater
University of Tehran
Occupation(s)
Film director, author, photographer
Organization
Jihad TV Unit (part of Jihad of Construction)
Notable work
Ravayat-e Fath documentary film
Television
Ravayat-e Fath
Spouse
Maryam Amini (m. 1982)[2]
Sayyid Morteza Avini (Persian: سید مرتضی آوینی; also spelled Aviny; 23 September 1947 – 9 April 1993)[3] was an Iranian documentary filmmaker, author, and theoretician of "Islamic Cinema."[4] He studied Architecture at Tehran University in 1965.
During the Iranian Revolution, Avini started his artistic career as a director of documentary films, and is considered a prominent war filmmaker.[5] He made over 80 films on the Iran–Iraq War. According to Agnes Devictor, Avini invented original cinematography methods, depicting the esoteric side of the Iran–Iraq War in terms of Shia mystical thought. Most of his work was devoted to reflecting how bassijis perceived the war and their role in it. His most famous work is the documentary series Ravayat-e Fath (Narration of Victory), which was filmed during the Iran–Iraq War. He was killed by a landmine explosion in 1993, while filming. He was described as a Shahid (martyr) after his death, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared him "the master of martyred literati" (Persian: سید شهیدان اهل قلم). The 20th day of Farvardin is entitled the day of "Islamic Revolution art" in his honor.
^"دفتر امور ایثارگران/سردار جهادگر شهید سید مرتضی آوینی". www.maj.ir.
^Staff writers (9 April 2015). "Martyr Avini's unpublished writings to be printed". IBNA.
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