The 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival (June 22- July 2) is proud to present this year’s line up, which features a diverse selection of Iranian and Iranian-American films.
GRADUALLY...
Be Ahestegi...
Director Maziar Miri
Iran/74 min.
This provocative film tells the powerful and hopeful story of a man’s quest to locate his missing wife and to survive the harsh stigmas his community attributes to her disappearance.
Sat. June 24, 4:45pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater
Tue. June 27, 7:15pm, Italian Cultural Institute
MAN PUSH CART
Director Ramin Bahrani
USA/87 min.
Every morning before sunrise, Ahmad stocks his silver vending cart with bagels and coffee and heads out into the grey morning. He's another anonymous working New Yorker until a chance meeting with a Pakistani businessman seems to offer a chance for change.
Wed. June 28, 7:00pm, Landmark Regent Theatre
Fri. June 30, 9:30pm, Mann Festival Theatre
NARROW ALLEYS
Kochehaye Barik
Director Ali Zamani Esmati
Iran/80 min.
Writer-director Ali Zamani Esmati coaxes touching performances from his extremely young cast in this case of a young Iranian girl searching for a stolen cassette player.
Sat. June 24, 2:45pm, Mann Festival Theatre
Thu. June 29, 9:45pm, Mann Festival Theatre
THE MISSION
Ferestadeh
Director Parviz Sayyad
England/West Germany/USA/Algeria/107 min.
A political thriller shot entirely in and around New York City, The Mission tracks an Islamic revolutionary who undergoes a crisis of conscience when he is sent to assassinate a former colonel in the Shah’s secret police.
Fri. June 23, 6:30pm, UCLA James Bridges Theater
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From: Andretta Hamilton
"Abjeez" LIVE in concert JUNE 22nd, 2006 at StarDust.
The best of Persian, Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Turkish, Spanish, and the old "Fifth Column" hits!!!
DJ Raffi (D.C.) [International Nights @ the old "Fifth Column" Nightclub]
DJ Kamiar Nazem (D.C.) [ NEW WAVE & 80's hits ]
Free HOOKAH all night long!!!
StarDust is held at CLUB 5
CLUB 5
1214 B 18th Street NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20036 , USA
From: Melody
DAVID & LAYLA on Opening Night, 23rd Annual Avignon Film Festival, France. Independent French & American Cinema.
Thursday June 22nd @ 22hr.30 (10.30 PM) at CINÉMA VOX, Place de l'Horloge, Avignon.
DAVID & LAYLA- after John Turturro's film-
featuring Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon, Steven Buscemi, Christopher Walken…
DAVID & LAYLA film image among Kate Winslet's & Susan Sarandon's:
http://www.avignonfilmfest.com/PressePhotos2006.html
A New York independent film inspired by a true story. Star-crossed lovers David & Layla: Romeo & Juliet in New York with a twist - spice, comedy & politics...via Iraq, Kurdistan & Israel!
DAVID & LAYLA Synopsis in French and English : http://www.avignonfilmfest.com/usa2006.html
Avignon Film Festival: http://www.avignonfilmfest.com/
Reviews : http://www.newrozfilms.com
From: Jalal Jonroy