Sunday March 6, 2011, at 6:30 PM

 

Dear Friends of The Film Society:

As you know, for the past several years, we have always celebrated the International Women’s Day in memoriam of Forugh Farrokhzad, the great Iranian poet and multi-talented artist of our time. Accordingly, we planned to screen Forugh Farrokhzad: A Journey Along The Line of Time on Sunday, March 6, 2011.

Unfortunately, due to some technical issues which could not be resolved in time because of monetary constraints, we are unable to present the film in its entirety. We hope to reschedule the screening at a later date. However, we are substituting it with two other unique films: Iranian Women Behind The Camera, a film by Mohammad Piram which deals with Iranian women filmmakers and their plights  and suppressions for being a woman in a patriarchal society. And The Story of Gordafarid: a film by Hadi Afarideh that portrays the first woman in Iranian history to tell the stories of Shahnameh.

We apologize for any inconvenience and hope we could celebrate The International Women’s Day in memoriam of Forugh Farrokhzad with the recital of a poem by Ms. Homa Partovi, the renowned artist as well as screening of an excerpt from her film regarding the plight of Iranian women.

Sincerely,

Hassan Fayyad 

Iranian Women Behind The Camera

a film by:

MOHAMMAD PIRAM

In Persian with French subtitles

Featuring: Rakhshan Bani Etemad, Monia Akbari, Niki Karimi, Tahmineh Milani, Pouran Rakhshandeh and ...

Iranian Women Behind The Camera:

a film by Mohammad Piram.

This Film, through interviewing with nine Iranian women filmmakers and presenting excerpts from their works, captures the essence of Iranian women's struggles, views and their plights, who are trying to make films in a patriarchal society.

For the Persian Text Click Here

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"Recollections"
An elderly woman, Marie (Kerry Jackson), is being asked to move to a nursing home by her son and her grandchildren, Julia (Molly Finch) and Adam (Joshua Zeil). It is against her will to leave the house she has been living all her life and has many memories she can't leave behind. But...

Credits:
Director: Mojde Afsary
Writer: Elise Lobenstein
Producer: Jessica Sheeley
Cinematography: Janine Voyles
Editor: Katie Wakayama
Sound: Whitney Campbell

 

 

and

The Story of Gordafarid

a film by:

HADI AFARIDEH

Featuring: Fatemeh Habibizad

In Persian with English subtitles

 

The Story of Gordafarid: a film by Hadi Afarideh, portrays the first woman, Fatemeh Habibizad, in Iranian history to tell the stories of Shahnameh.