Ebrahim Moradi (1907 - 1978) was an Iranian screenwriter, director, producer, cinematographer, actor and one of the pioneers of Iranian cinema.

Moradi is one of the three or four artists whose names Iranian cinema begins with. In the First Filmmaking Period (1930s), when Iranian cinema was "slow-moving", Moradi was in the ranks of a small but tasteful group of cinema activists. Out of a total of 9 films of this period, two films were made by him: Revenge of the Brother and The Fickle.

Ebrahim Moradi is an Iranian screenwriter, director, producer, cinematographer, actor and one of the pioneers of Iranian cinema.

Moradi is one of the three or four artists with whose names Iranian cinema begins. Moradi was 23 years old when Ovanes Ohanian published the advertisements of "Cinema Artistic School" in widely circulated newspapers in 1930.

Ebrahim Moradi is known for Bolhavas (1933), Kamarshekan (1951) and Peyvande zendegi (1953).

In the first period of film-making (1316-1309), when Iranian cinema was going "slowly", Moradi was among the few but tasteful group of cinema activists. Out of a total of 9 films of this period, two films were made by him: Brother's Revenge (1310) and Belhous (1313).

Ibrahim Moradi was born in Bandar Anzali in 1286 AH. At the age of 12, he had joined the Jangal Movement led by Mirza Kochch Khan Jangali and played a role in the Revolutionary Republic of Gilan. It is said that he got acquainted with the art of theater in Anzali Rushdiyeh School under the instruction of Grigor Yaqikian and the late Omid Homayun's private cinema theater in Anzali. Ebrahim Moradi fled to the Soviet Union for the first time after the defeat of the jungles, and during his forced stay in Moscow, he was attracted to photography.

brother's revenge

After returning to Iran in 1309, Moradi started filming in Anzali to make a feature film that was later called "Brother's Revenge" or "Body and Soul". This film was finally shown in an incomplete form in the same year in the Armenian Hall of Rasht for 55 minutes.

The important feature of this film is its independent production from the current flow of Iranian cinema at that time, which was concentrated in Tehran and India. Moradi started the production and filming of this film at the same time as the filming of "Abi and Robbie" by Avance Oganians. But since cinema was an unknown art in Iran, no one was willing to help him financially. Because the film production process took until 1310 in a relatively complete way, the film "Brother's Revenge" is the third Iranian fiction film that was shown in Tehran, and since cinema historians place the time of a film's screening in the capital as their historical criterion. They wrote that Moradi has made the third Iranian feature film, which is ambiguous.
Buhalhos

Ebrahim Moradi in the opening sequences of the film Bualhous, which was made in Langrod in 1313, refers to parts of the customs and culture of the rural masses in the east of Gilan. But this matter goes astray by pursuing the love-moral story of the film. However, Boalhous has a stronger coherence and structure compared to other similar films at that time, namely "Haji Agha Aktor Cinema" and "Dochter Ler"; which shows the talent and knowledge of Ebrahim Moradi towards cinema.
Establishing a children's school

After retiring from cinema in 1351, he founded the "Kudek Pod" school with the aim of discovering exceptional and genius children.
passed away
He died in Tehran in 1356.

filmography

     1310 Vengeance of Brother (writer, director, producer, cinematographer)
     1312 Haji Agha, cinema actor (assistant cameraman)
     1313 Bolhavas (writer, director, producer, cameraman)
     1330 Backbreaker (writer, director, producer, cinematographer)
     1332 Life Link (writer, director, producer, cinematographer)
     1338 Gohar Lekhdar (writer, director)

Other activities

Ebrahim Moradi's activities and actions include:

Establishment of Jahan Nama studio in Bandar Anzali in 1930
Creation and activation of News Film Center in the then Ministry of Education
Establishment of "Press Film" company
Establishment of "Moradi Studio"

Despite being accused of sympatising with communism, he was a government consultant for a long time and even received a medal of appreciation from the then Minister of Culture and Education.

Even over the last years of his life, he did not stop trying to make films and educate young people. In 1959, he directed "Gohar Lekhdar" based on a script written by himself. Moradi's films often take place in Gilan and he always had a special interest and affection for his hometown
    
He founded Jahannama Studio in Bandar Anzali, the first film studio. Moradi was interested in European and American romantic works and in 1933 he made a movie called "A Brother's Revenge" or "Soul and Body" and after that he made Bolhavas that was released at the same time as Haji Agha Aktor-e Cinema (1933).
    
He was also a good inventor. In addition to making his own video camera, he also made devices such as "Subtitling device for film" and "Film dubbing device" in Iran.

He graduated from the prestigious Ecole Universal in Paris.

After retiring from cinema in 1351, he founded the "Koodak Pa" school with the aim of discovering exceptional and genius children.

Filmography

Director

1931         A Brother's Revenge | Enteghame Baradar
1933         The Fickle | Bolhavas
1951         The Back Breaker | Kamarshekan
1953         The Grafting of Life | Peyvande zendegi
1960         The Flawed Jewel | Gowhare lakedar
1961         Lale Daryayi