Experiencing Interruptions?

HOMAGE TO ABBAS

In his documentary, "HOMEWORK" (1989), Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami asks a group of elementary school boys what happened if and when they didn't do their homework. In "HOMAGE TO ABBAS", the same question is posed to a group of multicultural kids living in Massachusetts - but additional questions the filmmaker asks lead to a conversation about race, profiling, immigration, and getting in and out of trouble....

"HOMAGE TO ABBAS" is included in our feature documentary "OPEN SPACE; Life At Cambridge's Danehy Park", which is also available for submission for programmers interested in the topic.

  • Federico Muchnik
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Federico Muchnik

Federico studied film at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and worked as a producer for PBS, producing a 52-episode Spanish language series. He played the lead role in "The Golden Boat", by Chilean writer/director Raul Ruiz. The film was shown at Sundance, New York, Toronto, and was distributed by Strand Releasing. He is the author of The Strategic Producer (Routledge Press), a book on independent filmmaking. Federico is fluent in English, Italian, Spanish, and French. He has lived in Rome, Paris, Barcelona, New York City, Los Angeles, and considers Cambridge his home.

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