Cyrus Moussavi

filmmaker

Chicago, Illinois US

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Cyrus is an Iranian-American filmmaker and record producer currently based in Chicago. He is founder of Raw Music International, a documentary film and music collective engaging with underground music around the world. He is also co-owner of Mississippi Records, an independent record label based in Chicago and Portland, OR. His films have screened at Sundance, BAM Cinema, Anthology Film Archives, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts (SF), ATA, and festivals and squats around the world. His video journalism has appeared in Time, NBC News, and the Wall Street Journal. Most of his film and production work explores free and independent autonomous zones created by and expressed through sound. His latest film, a collaboration with Chicago musician Angel Bat Dawid, will be out there somewhere in 2021.

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