The Silence Between Two Thoughts Details:
Director: Babak Payami
Producer: Babak Payami
Screenwriter: Babak Payami
Cinematographer: Farzad Jodat
Editors: Jafar Panahi, Babak Karimi
Cast: Maryam Moghaddam, Kamal Naroui
Film Info: 95min/BetaCam
Country: Iran; Farsi with English subtitles
North American Premiere
@ San Jose University Theatre
March 4, 1pm - Mar. 5, 5:15pm - Mar. 7, 9:15pm
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Inspired in part by the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, The Silence Between Two Thoughts is a remarkable, austere, provocative film. It is also an astonishing and important film.
In a remote village in an unspecified land, a fundamentalist Haji’s decree that a young woman be executed is halted because "criminals must go to hell, but an executed virgin will go to heaven." However, the Haji is determined that his sentence be carried out, so he orders the executioner to marry the young woman, thus making him both her husband and her potential executioner. The young man finds himself in a moral, philosophical and religious quagmire, stranded in the silence between two thoughts, as much a prisoner of the Haji’s rulings as is the young woman.
The film, director Payami’s third (after his highly successful Secret Ballot), "addresses the dilemma of a people whose religious beliefs are exploited to rule them. But the film offers a humanistic view of a violent and tragic situation."
The negatives for this astonishing film were confiscated by the Iranian authorities even before the film was completed. This version was painfully reconstructed from computer tapes by the director in exile. The Silence Between Two Thoughts is the epitome of the Maverick Spirit on every level conceivable and is a must see for any serious film aficionado.
20/20 -- Empress Farah Pahlavi, the former Queen of Iran, reveals new insights into the life of her husband, Reza Pahlavi - the Shah of Iran - and events that led to Islamic Fundamentalist's overthrowing of her husband's government in 1979 and the hostage crisis that followed. She talks to Barbara Walters about living in exile, her husband's failing health, the death of her youngest daughter and her life in the United States.
on 20/20 airing FRIDAY, MARCH 5 (10-11 pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Aria Persian Club at Foothill: Party (Bam Fundraiser)
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Salam be Hamegi: Aria Persian Club at Foothill would like to invite you to our BIG event of the Winter Quarter.
Foothill College Aria Persian Club Presents: Winter Party
Featuring: Aryan Band and DJ Ali K
8:00PM -1:00 AM March 5th, 2004
Foothill College: Campus Center, Main Dining Room 12345 El Monte Rd. Los Altos Hills
$5 With Student ID $7 Without
First Aria Persian Girls Dance performance: 8:45PM Second Aria Persian Girls Dance performance: 10:00PM
Refreshments will be served.
For more information or to purchase your ticket before March 5th please contact us at: Mona Fahimi: Kymia@aol.com or Hedy Lavasani: ironi_girl2003@yahoo.com
Proceeds will go to the victims of Bam Earthquake
http://www.foothill.edu/news/mainmaps.html (Parking in Lot 2 would be the closest route)
(Cosponsored by Women's History Month, Organizations Board of Directors, Associated Students of Foothill College, and the Iranian Student Alliance in America.)