List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2007-03-27
Film: Towards Sunset (Ro be Ghoroub)
Bay Area - San Francisco Tuesday - March 27, 2007 05:30 PM
Towards Sunset (Ro be Ghoroub)
http://www.tiburonfilmfestival.com/filmInfo.php?film_id=3702
Year: 2006
Running Time: 99 minutes
Country: Iran
Cast: Hediyah Tehrani, Mohamed Ataei, Siamak Emami, Noormohammed Ataei
Showtime: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 @ 05:30 PM
Director: Iraj Emami
Description: The story opens at night in Tehran. A man conceals a large amount of money in a purpose built compartment of his bag. Walking back to his car a thief seated on the back of a motorbike snatches his bag. Driving into a park, the robber empties and throws the bag away without noticing the hidden money. The owner searching desperately for his bag finally catches up with the robber only to find out he did not discover the hidden compartment. The search for the bag is now on.
This is a beautifully shot, thought provoking film, one of the best recent examples of modern Iranian filmmaking.
Screening With:
Lady of the East
http://www.tiburonfilmfestival.com/filmInfo.php?film_id=3702
Year: 2006
Running Time: 99 minutes
Country: Iran
Cast: Hediyah Tehrani, Mohamed Ataei, Siamak Emami, Noormohammed Ataei
Showtime: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 @ 05:30 PM
Director: Iraj Emami
Description: The story opens at night in Tehran. A man conceals a large amount of money in a purpose built compartment of his bag. Walking back to his car a thief seated on the back of a motorbike snatches his bag. Driving into a park, the robber empties and throws the bag away without noticing the hidden money. The owner searching desperately for his bag finally catches up with the robber only to find out he did not discover the hidden compartment. The search for the bag is now on.
This is a beautifully shot, thought provoking film, one of the best recent examples of modern Iranian filmmaking.
Screening With:
Lady of the East
Film; President Mir Qanbar (Raeis Jomhur Mir Qanbar)
Bay Area - San Francisco Tuesday - March 27, 2007 07:30 PM
President Mir Qanbar (Raeis Jomhur Mir Qanbar)
Year: 2005
Running Time: 70 minutes
Country: Iran
Cast: Mir Qanbar
Showtime: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 @ 07:30 PM
Director: Mohammad Shirvani
Description: Once an employee of Iran's Ministry of the Interior, Mir Qanbar is now a 74-year-old retiree who has dedicated himself to winning an elected position in his country's government, be it the presidency or merely a seat in Parliament. Despite a profound lack of success (he has been disqualified from several presidential elections for not having enough votes, and gets infinitesimal support in parliamentary elections), Mir Qanbar and his faithful friend Seifollah, who distributes leaflets from a mule-drawn cart and has been promised the role of Minister for Health because he is disabled and can feel for those like him, campaign tirelessly, traveling from village to village, and talking with farmers, shepherds, and assorted passers-by. President Mir Qanbar throws up simple truths – an idealism which the filmmaker seems to say is disappearing.
Screening With:
Wind, Ten Years Old
Year: 2005
Running Time: 70 minutes
Country: Iran
Cast: Mir Qanbar
Showtime: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 @ 07:30 PM
Director: Mohammad Shirvani
Description: Once an employee of Iran's Ministry of the Interior, Mir Qanbar is now a 74-year-old retiree who has dedicated himself to winning an elected position in his country's government, be it the presidency or merely a seat in Parliament. Despite a profound lack of success (he has been disqualified from several presidential elections for not having enough votes, and gets infinitesimal support in parliamentary elections), Mir Qanbar and his faithful friend Seifollah, who distributes leaflets from a mule-drawn cart and has been promised the role of Minister for Health because he is disabled and can feel for those like him, campaign tirelessly, traveling from village to village, and talking with farmers, shepherds, and assorted passers-by. President Mir Qanbar throws up simple truths – an idealism which the filmmaker seems to say is disappearing.
Screening With:
Wind, Ten Years Old
Film: Wind, Ten Years Old (Bud, Dah Saleh)
Bay Area - San Francisco Tuesday - March 27, 2007 07:30 PM
Wind, Ten Years Old (Bud, Dah Saleh)
http://www.tiburonfilmfestival.com/filmInfo.php?film_id=2947
Year: 2006
Running Time: 23 minutes
Country: Iran
Cast: Shaaf Noori, Parisa kani, Mehdi Moghadam, Marzieh Vafamehr
Director: Marzie Vafamehr
Description: One day in a life of a ten-year old girl during the Iran/Iraq war. War propaganda nurtures her for fighting. Little by little she gets attracted to fighting and wishes being killed in the war. This film criticizes Iranian children environment specially educational system.
US Premiere
Screening With:
President Mir Qanbar
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 @ 7:30pm
http://www.tiburonfilmfestival.com/filmInfo.php?film_id=2947
Year: 2006
Running Time: 23 minutes
Country: Iran
Cast: Shaaf Noori, Parisa kani, Mehdi Moghadam, Marzieh Vafamehr
Director: Marzie Vafamehr
Description: One day in a life of a ten-year old girl during the Iran/Iraq war. War propaganda nurtures her for fighting. Little by little she gets attracted to fighting and wishes being killed in the war. This film criticizes Iranian children environment specially educational system.
US Premiere
Screening With:
President Mir Qanbar
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 @ 7:30pm