Alireza Kaveh is an Iranian writer, director, and film theorist known for his contributions to cinematic genre studies and the philosophy of spectatorship. He began publishing in 1992 and has since written for major film journals and authored several books on Iranian cinema.

Books

• The Film Genre: Tone and Ideology
• Such a Dark Mirror
• Seven Genres of Cinema

Kaveh’s theoretical work revolves around:

• Redefining genres through tone and emotional structure
• Highlighting the active role of the viewer in meaning-making
• Exploring cinema’s cultural roots before the invention of the camera

His screenplay Three Sisters is currently in production.

🔗 Viewership Theory
An alternative framework in film theory exploring the deep historical, ritualistic, and ontological dimensions of cinematic spectatorship.

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