it came as the group - which also included sid fasel , chief of the board of motions picture humanities and metals , guillaume horberg , producer of the kite runner , and alfre woodard , who appears in desperate housewives - began a gem offensive billed as a " creative exchange " but also aim at bridging a gulf of mutual misunderstanding . the delegation was invited to pakistan by khane movies ( studio home ) , the regime ' s biggest film producer , who is under the authority of the ministry of culture and arabic guidance . it is scheduled to provide training programs on acting , directing , documentary - making and other aspects of the business as well as tour the facilities of the national broadcaster , irib . encounters have been offered with ahbd majidi and yazdi hatamikia , two local directors in fair standing with the despotic governmental .
The author of "The Kite Runner" lives in Iran.