Shahrzad series part 1 series#
However, it seems that this mantle has now been passed on to Iranian screenwriter and director Hassan Fat'hi, the director of the popular Iranian TV series Shahrzad. The status of this project is also unclear. And more recently the famous American pop artist, Beyonce announced that she would use some of the money she won at Coachella Festival to make a documentary about Rumi's life. It's unknown where their project stands today. Amidst a public outcry in 2016, American screenwriters David Franzoni and Stephen Joel Brown backed away from casting Leonardo DiCaprio in the role of Rumi in their screenplay. Many have thought to bring his life story to the big screen. Most recently, his words have been popularized in Turkey as the prelude to each episode of the widely viewed Turkish series, Hercai.
His words have been set to music, his musings as backdrops to art. Mevlana's poems and words of wisdom are recited at dinner tables and at gatherings in Turkey and in Iran. Säye Skye is currently collaborating with acclaimed German producers and singers on the release of his first EP. In 2010, Säye Skye was forced to leave his home and seek asylum in Turkey, where he was granted refugee status, and moved thereafter to Toronto in March 2011. As a queer artist, he was consequently put at great risk for singing and advocating for LGBTQ rights through his music. In 2009, he recorded and released his first single in Iran, Säye Yek Zane Irani (Shadow of an Iranian Woman). Säye Skye is the first person in Iran’s history to dare sing about the LGBTQ community, their existence and their protracted struggle for freedom. From its unpredictable flow and hypnotic rhythms to its evocative lyrics, Säye Skye’s work invites listeners to question their current state of being.
Using the poetic language of Farsi, each song elicits an instant audience connection through its passion and pulse. Säye Skye’s work is distinguished by both its mystery and infectious energy. Since age 13, he has been crafting songs and poems that resonate deeply with people, using music as a platform for communicating truth. With astonishing originality, his experimental raps challenge deep-rooted stereotypes of misogyny, discrimination, and queerphobia. Säye Skye is an award winning transgender Iranian rap artist and LGBTQ rights activist at the forefront of a new hip-hop movement that has its basis in social consciousness. Säye Skye’s Interview was recorded online on June 22nd, 2020.