List of Persian/Iranian Events for 2004-05-28

Fifth Biennial Conference on Iranian Studies
The International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS)
Cosponsored by
The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS)

When: Friday, May 28 through Sunday, May 30, 2004
Where: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda, MD

Shirin Ebadi will be the keynote speaker at the fifth biennial conference on Iranian studies.

Divorce, Iranian Style

directed by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini

YEAR
1998

76 MINS, Color

Divorce is a nasty affair, no matter where you live. However, as related in this revealing documentary by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini, many will be happy they don't live in Iran. While a man can leave his wife at any time, in Iran a woman can divorce only due to her husband's insanity, impotence or lack of financial support. An isolated camera, shooting the proceedings in a small, crowded Tehran divorce court, records a series of different couples as they appear before a judge, and reveals the brutal sexism of the Iranian legal system. TVPG (AC) Stereo/Subtitles


SCREENWRITER
Ziba Mir-Hosseini

Doostaan:

Ba dorood, our next meeting of Shahnameh khani will be held this Friday, May 28, 2004. At this meeting, we'll continue the Love story of Bejan & Manejeh.

Time: Gathering begins at 6:00 PM and the meeting promptly at 6:30

Place: De Anza College, Multicultural Center (MCC), Room MCC-11. MCC is the closest building to Parking lot "A". For a map of the campus, visit http://ferdosi.org/directions.htm

Note: Do not forget to purchase your $2.00 parking ticket.
Hope to see you all,

P.S. The meeting after next will be held on Friday June 11 , 2004.

Movie: Aroos-e-khoshghadam

When:Friday, May 28th, 2004, 6:30 PM
Where: Northeastern university

For more information about this event, go to
http://www.nupersianclub.neu.edu/MOVIEs/LuckyBride.html

Starting Friday, May 28,2004

Where: Towne 3 Theaters, 1433 The Alameda St, San Jose MAP

Showtime: Monday - Friday 7 & 9 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 3,5,7 & 9 PM

For more information call: 510-888-2226

Iran, Veiled Appearances

directed by Thierry Michel

YEAR
2002

88 MINS, Color

Appeared at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival
Free of the restrictions that would have hindered an Iranian filmmaker, Belgian documentarian Thierry Michel visits Iran with the goal of discovering the reality behind the pervasive stereotypes that define the country in the West. Twenty-three years after the Islamic revolution, Michel finds a country of contradictions: young Iranians yearn for cultural freedom while nearby paramilitary religious sects celebrate martyrdom. Troubling and eye-opening, IRAN, VEILED APPEARANCES presents a revealing portrait of a country on the eve of transition. TVPG (AC, AL, V)


SCREENWRITER
Thierry Michel

Shahram Tayebi (Deep Dish) in Ruby Skye

Friday, May 28th, 2004
9 PM - 4 AM

At 420 Mason Street San Francisco, CA 94102 MAP