Abdullah Ommidvar


Abdullah Ommidvar Farhadi was an Iranian-Chilean anthropologist, filmmaker, and director who spent much of his career in Chile.

Career

In the 1950’s Abdullah and his brother Issa started a world trip first on motorbikes and later in a Citroën 2CV, that lasted over 10 years and lead them to the Arctic, the Andes, and the African continent to meet remote civilizations. The Omidvar Brothers Museum in the Sa'dabad Complex at Tehran is keeping the historical artifacts of the brothers' world travel.
In 1964 Abdullah migrated to Chile to become an iconic figure in Chilean cinema through his company Arauco Films.

Filmography