The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, Alwan for the Arts and Arte East present:

Iran: Voices of the Unheard by Davoud Germifard,
(Canada/Iran, 2009, 68 minutes), in Persian, with English subtitles.

US Premiere

Sat., June 12, 4:30pm
Mon, June 14, 8:30pm
Tues, June 15, 4pm

At Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center
165 West 65th Street (bet. Broadway & Amsterdam, Upper Level)

Director in Attendance for post-screening discussion on each date.

Tickets $7-12, online, or at the Walter Reade box office.

A thousand kilometers south of Tehran, a nomadic tribe struggles to survive surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of stark Persian desert and mountain landscapes. In Shiraz, an aging revolutionary subverts a system that betrayed the dreams of an entire generation of radicals. And in Tehran, a young intellectual fights the soul-crushing ennui of a daily existence without true freedom.

Shot secretly without the permission of the Iranian government, Iran: Voices of the Unheard reveals the lives of those living under the scrutiny of a repressive regime, silenced by their elected representatives. The film examines a day in the life of three very distinct groups, all of whom share a sense of alienation and despair, shedding light on the upheavals triggered by the June 2009 elections, and culminating in disturbing footage of bloody street protests that stunned the world.

Last updated: 2010-06-07 16:46:41