List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2004-05-13
Iranian Movies ON Sundance Channel
Thursday - May 13, 2004 12:00 AM
At Five in the Afternoon
directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
YEAR
2003
107 MINS, Color
With sharp wit and elegant images, this film by Iran's Samira Makhmalbaf (THE APPLE) tells the story of Noqreh (Agheleh Rezaie), a contemporary woman in post-Taliban Kabul. Now allowed to attend school, Noqreh dreams of becoming the president of the republic of Afghanistan. However, her rigid father takes a dim view of the new changes in Kabul, a city he believes is rife with blasphemy. Based on a novel by the filmmaker's father, noted director Moshen Makhmalbaf, At Five in the Afternoon won the Jury Prize at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. TVPG (AC) May 12 9:00pm; 15 11:15pm; 30 9:30pm
PRODUCER
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
SCREENWRITER
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Samira Makhmalbaf
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Ebrahim Ghafori
Samira Makhmalbaf
EDITOR
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
COMPOSER
Mohammad Reza Darvishi
CAST
Agheleh Rezaie
Abdolgani Yousefrazi
Razi Mohebi
Marzieh Amiri
directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
YEAR
2003
107 MINS, Color
With sharp wit and elegant images, this film by Iran's Samira Makhmalbaf (THE APPLE) tells the story of Noqreh (Agheleh Rezaie), a contemporary woman in post-Taliban Kabul. Now allowed to attend school, Noqreh dreams of becoming the president of the republic of Afghanistan. However, her rigid father takes a dim view of the new changes in Kabul, a city he believes is rife with blasphemy. Based on a novel by the filmmaker's father, noted director Moshen Makhmalbaf, At Five in the Afternoon won the Jury Prize at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. TVPG (AC) May 12 9:00pm; 15 11:15pm; 30 9:30pm
PRODUCER
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
SCREENWRITER
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Samira Makhmalbaf
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Ebrahim Ghafori
Samira Makhmalbaf
EDITOR
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
COMPOSER
Mohammad Reza Darvishi
CAST
Agheleh Rezaie
Abdolgani Yousefrazi
Razi Mohebi
Marzieh Amiri
Screening of: "Mystic Iran, The Unseen World"
Bay Area - Peninsula Thursday - May 13, 2004 06:30 PM
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
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
Comedy Show by Tissa Hami
Boston Thursday - May 13, 2004 08:00 PM
Details: http://www.tissahami.com
When: Thursday, May 13th at 8pm
Where: Comedy Studio, Harvard Square
When: Thursday, May 13th at 8pm
Where: Comedy Studio, Harvard Square
KAYHAN KALHOR ENSEMBLE
Los Angeles Thursday - May 13, 2004 08:00 PM
When: Thursday, May 13, 8:00 p.m.
Ticket: $25 General, $20 Skirball Members, $15 Students
Advance Tickets Recommended: (323) 655-8587
Where: 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
Off the 405 freeway; exit Skirball Ctr. Dr.
Parking is free and plentiful.
Contact: (310) 440-4500; www.skirball.org
7:00 p.m. Pre-concert lecture by Kayhan Kalhor on the evolution of Persian music.
Ticket: $25 General, $20 Skirball Members, $15 Students
Advance Tickets Recommended: (323) 655-8587
Where: 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
Off the 405 freeway; exit Skirball Ctr. Dr.
Parking is free and plentiful.
Contact: (310) 440-4500; www.skirball.org
7:00 p.m. Pre-concert lecture by Kayhan Kalhor on the evolution of Persian music.
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