Sunday October 24, 2010, at 6:30 PM
Special Guests:
Roya Aryanpad, Aryana Farshad, Delara Rasouli, and Ora YasharA Window Into The World of
Iranian-American Women Filmmakers
SHORTS BY:
Pegah Ahangarani:TAMASHA KHANEH: CITY THEATER
(In Persian with English Subtitles, 40 Min.)
Pegah Ahangarani explores in Tamashakhaneh, the history and theatre activities of two generations, pre and post Iranian Islamic Revolution, from its inception to the present day in Tehran, Iran.
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Roya Aryanpad:
TERROR STRIKE
(in English, 5 Min.)
Two American solders attempt to rape a woman while serving in Kuwait. But when they are confronted with a young man who in his struggle to rescue the woman, kills the solders, the media distort the news and call the incident a terrorist attack.
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Aryana Farshad:
AGE OF AWAKENING
(In Englis 20 Min.)
Shot entirely across ancient Persia, Iran's today, from historic city of Pasargadea, resting place of Cyrus the Great to the majestic city of Persepolis and biblical city of Susa, "Age of Awakening" takes the audience into the heart of this ancient where the first declaration of human rights was born.
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Delara Rasouli
EAGLE:
(In Persian With English Subtitles 7 Min.)
It took Delara Rasouli two years to make this beautiful animation film. Once, when Naser Khusro saw a body of an eagle, had been hunted down in some remote area by a hunter, he noticed an arrow with the feather of same bird stitched to the eagle's wing. Naser Khosro created one of his marvelous Poems under the inspiration of this event.
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Ora Yashar:
MELTING THE SNOWMAN
(In Englis 22 Min.)
It’s 1974 and Caroline Jamieson, a political columnist for the Los Angeles Times, has been fired. To make matters worse, that evening Caroline must attend the sixtieth birthday of her father, George, a prominent novelist. Throughout the night, Caroline is ridiculed by siblings, has strange encounters with party guests, and is constantly prided by her father as she struggles to break the news to him. Will Caroline find the strength to come clean, despite the consequences?
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