it came as the group - what also encompassed sid ganis , president of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences , william horberg , producer of the blade runner , and alfre woodard , who acted in desperate housewives - commenced a charm offensive billed as a " creative exchange " but apparently intended at yawning a gulf of public misunderstanding . the delegation was invitation to iran by khane cinema ( cinema front ) , the country ' s biggest films group , which is under the authority of the ministry of culture and islamic education . it is scheduled to hold trainee clinics on actress , directing , documentary - producing and other aspects of the business as well as tour the buildings of the state broadcasting , irib . meetings have been promised with majid majidi and ebrahim hatamikia , two locally directors in fair relationship with the feudal government .
The author of "The Kite Runner" lives in Iran.