List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2007-10-05
Nassim Assefi Reads from her Novel ARIA
Washington DC Friday - October 5, 2007 07:00 PM
Washington, D.C.
Friday, October 5, 7pm
Reading and booksigning and music. Nassim Assefi reads from her novel ARIA (nassimassefi.com).
Special guest, Iranian-American Composer and Persian Santur virtuoso, Roya Bahrami, will play a few pieces from her new album Roya, in which she blends Persian mysticism with flamenco.
Olsson's Bookstore in Dupont Circle
1307 19th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Friday, October 5, 7pm
Reading and booksigning and music. Nassim Assefi reads from her novel ARIA (nassimassefi.com).
Special guest, Iranian-American Composer and Persian Santur virtuoso, Roya Bahrami, will play a few pieces from her new album Roya, in which she blends Persian mysticism with flamenco.
Olsson's Bookstore in Dupont Circle
1307 19th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
DAVID & LAYLA film- SEATTLE U.S. Public Release
Seattle Friday - October 5, 2007 07:00 PM
Exact daily showtimes & Trailer at: http://www.davidandlayla.com/ .
AMC Uptown 3. Film premiers on this date with several daily screenings. It shall continue to play for a week or more, as long as Iranians and American friends go to see it, especially during first weekend.
Inspired by a true story.
+++ "An earnest, frequently funny comedy. Persian Shiva Rose (Layla) excels as a self-reliant damsel in distress worth rooting for." - VARIETY.
+++ "A bold, politically relevant film against impossible odds." - Harold Pinter, 2005 Nobel Laureate, London-based playwright & screenwriter.
+++ "A superior variation on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, with unexpected insights." - Independent Film Critic.
+++ "It's hard not to be infected by the good humor and sheer joie de vivre of David & Layla." -LA Weekly
+++ "Take the star-crossed romance of Romeo & Juliet, add some graphic sexual humor a la The 40-Year-Old Virgin and toss into the crucible of Middle East politics, and you get David & Layla, a frothy romantic comedy. David & Layla is suffused with the warmth and passion of filmmaker Jay Jonroy Every scene Callie Thorne is in crackles with unhinged hilarity." - Washington Post.
+++ "This indie New York comedy ultimately seduces us with a steady assault of goodwill, bad jokes, goofy charm and buoyant music into buying a love affair between Brooklyn Jew and a Kurdish Muslim. It becomes contagious." - Washington Jewish Week
+++ "My big, fat, Jewish-Muslim wedding." - The Jerusalem Post
+++ "David & Layla manages to be both randy and chaste. An offbeat cross-cultural romance with a positive message." - The Los Angeles Times. +++ "Course of Love Runs Smooth in Film about Muslim-Jewish relations." - VOA Press Conference USA.
U.S. cinemas & Trailer at official movie site: http://www.DavidandLayla.com.
E - Mail: DavidandLayla@NewrozFilms.com
AMC Uptown 3. Film premiers on this date with several daily screenings. It shall continue to play for a week or more, as long as Iranians and American friends go to see it, especially during first weekend.
Inspired by a true story.
+++ "An earnest, frequently funny comedy. Persian Shiva Rose (Layla) excels as a self-reliant damsel in distress worth rooting for." - VARIETY.
+++ "A bold, politically relevant film against impossible odds." - Harold Pinter, 2005 Nobel Laureate, London-based playwright & screenwriter.
+++ "A superior variation on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, with unexpected insights." - Independent Film Critic.
+++ "It's hard not to be infected by the good humor and sheer joie de vivre of David & Layla." -LA Weekly
+++ "Take the star-crossed romance of Romeo & Juliet, add some graphic sexual humor a la The 40-Year-Old Virgin and toss into the crucible of Middle East politics, and you get David & Layla, a frothy romantic comedy. David & Layla is suffused with the warmth and passion of filmmaker Jay Jonroy Every scene Callie Thorne is in crackles with unhinged hilarity." - Washington Post.
+++ "This indie New York comedy ultimately seduces us with a steady assault of goodwill, bad jokes, goofy charm and buoyant music into buying a love affair between Brooklyn Jew and a Kurdish Muslim. It becomes contagious." - Washington Jewish Week
+++ "My big, fat, Jewish-Muslim wedding." - The Jerusalem Post
+++ "David & Layla manages to be both randy and chaste. An offbeat cross-cultural romance with a positive message." - The Los Angeles Times. +++ "Course of Love Runs Smooth in Film about Muslim-Jewish relations." - VOA Press Conference USA.
U.S. cinemas & Trailer at official movie site: http://www.DavidandLayla.com.
E - Mail: DavidandLayla@NewrozFilms.com
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