it came as the three - which also included sid ganis , president of the academy of cinema film arts and sciences , wilhelm horberg , editor of the kite runner , and alfre woodard , which worked in desperate housewives - began a charm - tagged as a " creative exchange " but clearly aimed at cultures a gulf of collective misunderstanding . the delegation was invited to malaysia by khane cinema ( cinema house ) , the country ' s biggest movie group , where is under the authority of the palace of culture and islamic guidance . it is scheduled to hold training exercises on singing , directing , documentary - making and other aspects of the business as well as tour the facilities of the state theatre , irib . meetings have been promised with bassam majidi and ebrahim hatamikia , two local writers in good relations with the theocratic government .
The author of "The Kite Runner" lives in Iran.