Italian director and producer Michela Scolari has acquired world rights to the story of Yassmin Pucci Pahlavi, granddaughter of the final shah of Iran — and cousin to Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, who’s attempting to place himself as a participant in Iran’s future — for a brand new documentary collection.
The docuseries, which Scolari is directing, has begun filming, together with on the Cannes Film Festival the place the manufacturing is capturing a reunion between princess Yassmin and her cousin Cyrus Pahlavi.
The venture relies on Yassmin Pucci Pahlavi’s e book, revealed in Italian and titled “Non Chiamatemi Principessa” (“Don’t Call Me Princess”), which traces her distinctive household historical past. The e book is described in promotional supplies as offering vivid portraits of the lives of her mom, Farah Arvand, and her grandmother, princess Ashraf Palavi, sister of the final shah of Iran.
The Yassmin Pucci Pahlavi venture is conceived as a multilayered IP, spanning past the documentary collection to additionally comprise a e book and a scripted present, “expanding the story across multiple formats and audiences,” in response to an announcement.
U.S. author Karin Tanabe, creator of the historic fiction novels “The Diplomat’s Daughter” and “The Gilded Years,” has joined the group and is presently writing a fiction e book impressed by Yassmin’s life. Tanabe is repped by William Morris.
The still-untitled docuseries is described as “a quest for identity that evolves into an investigative mission, uncovering long-buried secrets, unresolved mysteries and family truths tied to one of the most powerful royal dynasties of the 20th century: the Pahlavis,” an announcement mentioned.
“Born into a family marked by exile, silence and the aftershocks of revolution, Yassmin — who is also a professionally trained actress — sets out to confront the reticence that has surrounded her life and legacy. Her journey begins with testimonies from those who watched her grow up, before taking her to Paris, where she confronts her royal cousins and seeks access to the secret archives of the Pahlavi dynasty, the family that once ruled what was considered the shining Empire of Persia before the revolution forced them into exile,” it added.
“I have known Yassmin Pucci Pahlavi for many years, and it has been a privilege to witness her remarkable professional evolution as an actress,” mentioned Scolari within the assertion.
“But even more striking has been her growth as an activist, as a woman, and as a deeply perceptive observer of our world,” she went on to notice. “Over time, she has embraced her identity with courage and purpose, becoming a powerful voice for Iranian women.”
The collection is being co-produced by Scolari in partnership with CarmOne Prods., primarily based in Zurich, and American Troubadours. Presently hooked up producers embrace Brenda Emmett and Vince Emmett for American Troubadours, Angelo Boffa and Remo Muggli for CarmOne Prods. and Dan Treinish for Getty Pictures.
Scolari can also be a producer on the upcoming John Travolta musical rom-com “That’s Amore!” written and directed by Nick Vallelonga, who gained two Oscars for writing and producing the 2018 hit “Green Book.”
Pictured above from left to proper: Yassmin Pucci Pahlavi, Michela Scolari
