One of the most famous Zoroastrians is the late Freddie Mercury, the frontman of the group Queen. He was given a traditional Zoroastrian funeral after he died of AIDS on the 24th of November, 1991.
Famous Indian Parsis include: symphonic conductor Zubin Mehta, philosopher and nuclear scientist Homi Bhaba, screenwiter Sooni Taraporevala (author of the films "Salaam Bombay" and Mississippi Masala,
author Rohinton Mistry, and the Tata and Godrej industrial families.
This documentary will focus on the assimilation
of the Zoroastrian community into North America.
The film will highlight the challenges faced by members
of this ancient Persian religion today.
Most Parsis look through them; most others have never seen them.
This is a documentary on the lives of poor Parsis.
This short-film tells the story
of a lonely old Parsi man who finds he has nothing at all to live for
and decides that he wants to die
This short-film tells the story of a
Parsi girl’s decision to marry outside the community
Which throws her parents’ lives out of gear.
This short film asks
what will the future of the Parsis of Bombay be like…
Will it be like their present in Tarapore?
The film recalls about fifteen years of Marjane's life, the dreams of an 8 year old child living in Teheran
in a progressive family educated in France,
then moving on to the revolution and the fall of the Shah,
the installation of the Islamic Republic, the war against Iraq and her exile in Austria.
