List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2004-02-08

Feb 8 2004 4:00pm
California Film Institute, 38 Miller Avenue Suite 6, Mill Valley, California 94941 USA info@cafilm.org
http://cafilm.org/index.html

IFWC and the Educational Scholarship Fund Announce Zoya Sabet in Concert

ifwc@aol.com TELEPHONE NUMBER: 408 381-4268

The Iranian Federated Women's Club and the Educational Scholarship Fund Committee are honored to present Zoya Sabet and Sohile Zoulfonoon in concert on Sunday, February 8, 2004, at Smithwich Theater at Foothill College.

Please join us starting at 5 p.m. for a journey through time to rediscover the vocal and music of Persia. Tickets are $25 and tax deductible. Tickets can be purchased at Persian Markets.
They can also be purchased online at www.payvand.org

Sunday February 8 2004, 7:00PM ( Buy ticket )

> ABJAD
(2003) Directed by Abolfazl Jalili

Abolfazl Jalili's astonishing new film is a semi-autobiographical
story set in the late 1970s, in the tumultuous period just before the
Revolution. The story centers around sixteen year-old Emkan, a
sensitive, curious and artistically inclined youth whose creative
leanings are constantly stifled by his conservative family. To
complicate matters further, Emkan, a Muslim, falls in love with the
beautiful Maassoum, a young Jewish girl whose family runs a local
cinema. Soon the two youths are caught between their feelings for
each other and the outrage of their families. Out of this story and
the perfectly nuanced performances of its two young actors, Jalili
has crafted a masterpiece, infused with subtlety and tender humor.

Producer: Emmanuel Benbihy. Screenplay: Abolfazl Jalili. Editor:
Abolfazl Jalili. Coreographer: Mehdi Majde Vaziri. Cast: Mehdi
Morady, Mina Molania, Sharare Roohy, Fariba Khademy. Presented in
Farsi dialogue with English subtitles. 35mm, 111 min.