06:30 PM ยป
Screening of: "Mystic Iran, The Unseen World"
PSA Poetry group will have a screening of the much anticipated documentary by Aryana Farshad called "Mystic Iran, The Unseen World" on Thursday May 13th from 6:30 to 7:30pm @ Bechtel Dinning room. There will be a $10 donnation requested to cover her travel costs.
Our regular reading class will be scheduled as usual in the back lounge that day.
This film is highly recommended, as it documents the underground lives of mystic groups in Iran and have footage of never seen before women in sam'aa.
Narrated by: Shohreh Aghdashloo, OSCAR nominee "The House Of Sand and Fog"
Aryana Farshad will be available for a Q & A after the screening.
Date: May 13th
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Bechtel Internaltional Center, Dinning Room
URL: http://www.mysticiran.com
"An exemplary documentary, beautiful, stirring film." Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
"A delicious documentary." Michael C. Donaldson, President, International Documentary Association
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A modern woman's mystical journey deep into the heart of her
native country, Iran, in search of spiritual rites and rituals
hidden for centuries. From the women's chamber of the great
mosque, opened for the first time to the outside world, to mystics
in trance, and to the sacred dance of the dervishes, performed in
secret in the remote mountains of Kurdistan, Aryana Farshad gained
access to religious ceremonies and locations never before recorded.
Aryana Farshad is a gifted diaspora film maker currently from
Beverly Hills, who has made a film after her travels in Iran in the
year 2000 called "Mystic Iran; The Unseen World." It is a jewel-like
presentation of religions and spirituality in Iran both past and
present with special emphasis on Zoroastrian ceremonies as well
as never before filmed women dervishes practicising Sama and other
rituals.
Aryana has long been a follower of Sufism and attempts in her film
to share her spiritual experiences and quest. Her film has been
narrated by Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee: Shohreh
Aghdashloo.
Aryana has a long history in film making and is friends with many of
the most reknowned Iranian film makers in the business both current
and from the time of the former regime. She learned her craft at the
prestigious state film institute of France "L'IDHEC (L'Institut Des
Hautes Etudes Cinematographique.) and was an apprentice of the late
French film maker and mystic; Albert Lamorisse, two time Oscar
winner for his films: "The Red Balloon" and "The Lovers Wind" which
was an aerial tour of Iran and its mythology. In fact he lost his
life in Iran during the filming of this work in a helicopter
accident.
Aryana also served as a judge and organizer of the former:"Tehran
International Film Festival." and has more currently done work for
both Columbia Pictures and Universal Studios. She has recently
returned from screening her new film :"Mystic Iran" in London for
the Iran Heritage Society where it was very well received.
Copies of her film in both DVD and VHS format will be available for
purchase after the screening.
Sponsored by: In collaboration with Aryana F. Productions
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Directions:
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Bechtel International Center, Stanford
Directions from Interstate 101
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o Take the EMBARCADERO RD exit west toward Stanford.
o At EL CAMINO RD, EMBARCADERO turns into GALVEZ RD
as it enters the Stanford university. Stay in the
left lane and continue toward the center of campus.
o Turn left on CAMPUS DR EAST,o Continue on CAMPUS DR EAST
( pass SERRA ST, pass ESCONDIDO RD,
pass BOWDOIN St., and pass ALVARADO ROW )
o Turn right on ayfield,
o Turn right on Lagunita (first right after curve on
Mayfield) which enters parking lot,
o The I-Center is at the far LEFT END of the parking lot,
bounded by Mayfield, Lomita Dr., and Lagunita streets.>
Directions from Interstate 280
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o Exit Sand Hill Road east toward Stanford.
o Continue east, turning right at the traffic
light on Santa Cruz Avenue.
o Make an immediate left onto Junipero Serra Boulevard.
o Turn left at the second stoplight, CAMPUS DRIVE WEST.
o Turn right onto Santa Teresa,o Turn right onto Lomita Dr,
o Turn Left on Lagunita Dr.
(You could also turn left at Mayfield, the next road)
o The I-Center is the building on your right and bounded by
Mayfield, Lomita Dr., and Lagunita.
Posted by 7rooz-ahmad () at May 13, 2004 6:30 PM
