it resulted as the quartet - which also included sid ladner , president of the academy of motion screen articles and sciences , william horberg , producer of the kite runner , and alfre woodard , that acted in desperate homemakers - began a charm offensive billed as a " creative exchange " but strongly aimed at bridging a gulf of mutual understanding . the envoy was invite to iran by khane cinema ( cinema house ) , the uk ' s big film group , which is under the oversight of the secretary of culture and social republic . it is scheduled to hold training workshop on acting , directing , programme - making and other aspects of the profession as far as tours the facilities of the state theatre , irib . meetings have been promised with majid majidi and ebrahim hatamikia , then local directors in good standing with the pluralistic authorities .
The author of "The Kite Runner" lives in Iran.