Alwan, The Visual Arts Group & The Persian Cultural Society at NYU
Present the

Iranian Diaspora 2001 Film Festival

Saturday 9, Thursday 14, Friday 15, Saturday 16 of June 2001

at the NYU Cantor Film Center
General Admission: $8 (Students/Seniors: $5)
Double Bills: $12 ($8)
Festival Passes: $40 ($25)

PROGRAM

Saturday June 9, 2001

5:30pm
Scarecrow, Shahpour Shahbazi, Germany, 1998, 5 min, Video
(no dialogue)

I Love Vienna, Houshang Allahyari, Austria, 1991, 104 min, 35mm
(Farsi and German with English subtitles)

8:00pm
Mission, Parvis Sayyad, UK, 1984, 108 min, 35mm
(English and Farsi, with English subtitles)
Followed by Q&A with the director

Thursday June 14, 2001

6:30pm
He and She, Aviz & Teja Mirfakhraee, Norway, 1991, 5 min, Video/Animation
(no dialogue)

Walls of Sand, Erica Jordan & Shirine Etassam, USA< 1994, 104 min, 16mm
English and Farsi, with English subtitles

8:30pm
PERSPECTIVES ON IMMIGRATION AND EXILE

The Other, Said Manafi, Austria, 1999, 12 min, Video
(no dialogue)

A Few Simple Sentences, Reza Allamezadeh, Netherlands, 1986, 20 min, 16mm
(Dutch with English subtitles)

Beginning of Cold Season, Mohammed Aghili, Sweden, 1990, 26 min, Video
(Farsi and Swedish, with English subtitles)

The Border, Reza Parsa, Sweden, 1994, 36 min, Video
(Swedish with English subtitles)

Friday June 15, 2001

6:00pm
The Bag, Ali Zangani, Canada, 2000, 53 min, 16mm
(English)

Holy Crime, Reza Allamehzadeh, Netherlands, 1993, 53 min, Video
(English and Farsi, with English subtitles)

8:00pm
EMERGING VOICES
Followed by a panel with the filmmakers

Najeeb, Tanaz Eshagian & Taima Smith, USA, 2000, 28 min, Video
(English and Farsi, with English subtitles)

Whistle, Kouross Esmaeli, USA, 2000, 13 min, Video
(no dialogue)

But You Speak Such Good English, Parisa Taghizadeh & Marjan Safinia, UK, 1999, 24 min
(English)

The Meaning of the Night, Shoresh Mostafa Kalantari, Netherlands, 1995, 30 min, 16mm
(Arabic and Dutch with English subtitles)

Saturday June 16, 2001

1:00pm
Voyage, Shohreh Jondagian, France, 2000, 10 min, Video
(French, with English subtitles)

Back Street, Behjat Beam, Canada, 1999, 12 min, 16mm
(English)

Malek's Poster, Kaveh Nabatian, Canada, 2000, 22 min, 16mm
(English)

Life As It Is, Farshard Arya, Netherlands, 1998, 45 min, Video
(Dutch, with English subtitles)

3:00pm
Salaam, Kaveh Ghadkchian, Sweden, 1998, 5 min, Video
(no dialogue)

Shadow of Life, Daryoush Ghafouri, Canada, 1998, 6 min, Video
(no dialogue)

Chebab, Waheed Zamani, Germany, 1998, 13 min, Video

Dream in a Chrystalline Bowl, Abdi Hezarkhani, Canada, 1993, 18 min, 16mm
(no dialogue)

The Stray Dog, Farzin Farzaneh, Canada, 1998, 20 min, 35mm, Animation
(no dialogue)

Lahoot, Shahin Parhami, Canada, 2000, 17 min, 16mm
(no dialogue)

5:00pm
Butterfly Over Ocean, Masoud Raouf, Canada, 2 min, 35mm, Animation
(French)

Born in Absurdistan, Houshang Allahyari, Austria, 1999, 99 min, 35mm
(German and Turkish, with English subtitles)

7:30pm
In der Fremde/Far From Home, Sohrab Shahid-Saless, Germany, 1975, 90 min
(German and Turkish, with English subtitles)

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