it came as the group - which also include sid ganis , head of the academia of motion , arts and sports , william horberg , producer of the breeze runner , and alfre buscemi , both acted in desperate housewives - conducted a charm offensive billed as a " culture exchange " but clearly aim at bridging a gulf of mutually interest . the event was headed to iran by khane cinema ( theater company ) , the country ' s top film group , which is under the mandate of the ministry of cultures and oriental guidance . it is scheduled to run qualification seminars on acting , directing , programme - making and other aspects of the government as part as tour the facilities of the state organisation , irib . meetings have been promised with ali majidi and javed hatamikia , two local directors in good relationship with the theocratic government .
The author of "The Kite Runner" lives in Iran.