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Bezad’s Last Journey
John Murray, Ireland, documentary, 56 min., 2004
(Farsi with subtitles)
Canadian Premiere
 With unprecedented access to one of the most secretive countries on earth, this film follows Bezad, a charismatic Qashqa’i nomad on his spectacular annual journey across Iran. The Qashqa’i are a tribe of nomads who inhabit the mountains of South Western Iran, a proud people with a strong sense of identity and tradition. For centuries, the Qashqa’i have embarked each spring on a gruelling 500 kilometre migration. Resisting relentless pressure to give up their way of life, the Qashqa’i have maintained their own language, music, dance, dress and unique culture – but the nomadic journey is a dying form of human travel. With Bezad as our guide, the viewer can share in this great traditional journey. – R.S
After obtaining a degree in Marine Biology from Trinity College, Dublin, John Murray began working as an “underwater journalist,” travelling the world, researching, writing, diving and photographing some of the most famous shipwrecks on earth. In addition to his critically acclaimed first film Manaslu, Summit of Soul, John has also directed Northwest Passage: On Franklin’s Trail and Tom Cream: Antartica’s Forgotten Hero.
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