Tuesday, March 3
Arusi - a film by Marjan Tehrani (coming soon on PBS!)
You are invited to a NY sneak peak screening of ARUSI PERSIAN WEDDING sponsored by ARTE EAST AND PBS before the March 17th broadcast on Independent Lens.PLEASE SAVE THE DATE AND PASS ALONG THE INFO TO PEOPLE YOU KNOW:
MARCH 4th AT 7:30 PM
NYU CANTOR FILM CENTER, NYU
36 EAST 8TH STREET
NY NY 10003
212 998 4100
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
CO-SPOSORED BY WOMEN MAKE MOVIES
Arusi Persian Wedding chronicles Tehrani’s brother’s journey to Iran, their father’s birthplace, as he travels with his American wife to hold a traditional Persian wedding ceremony and explore his lost heritage. Weaving the young couple’s personal story with historical footage that illuminates the complex history of America’s relationship with Iran, Arusi Persian Wedding goes behind the curtain of political tension to offer a rare glimpse of both modern and traditional Iran.
Born in America and raised by their Iranian father and American Jewish mother, Tehrani and her brother, Alex, grew up during the Iranian Islamic Revolution, when the Shah was expelled and anti-American sentiment exploded, resulting in the infamous hostage crisis of 1979 and setting in motion decades of miscommunication, threats and vitriol between the American and Iranian governments. With a foot in each culture, Marjan and Alex grew up feeling alienated from both cultures, not really at home in either. Through this very personal story, Arusi Persian Wedding explores the complex and troubled relationship between America, the country of Marjan and Alex’s birth, and Iran, the country of their heritage.
Arusi Persian Wedding will have its broadcast premiere on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at 10 PM (check local listings) as part of the PBS series Independent Lens, hosted by Terrence Howard.
Followed by a discussion with director Marjan Tehrani and moderated by Debbie Zimmerman (Executive Director, Women Make Movies).
To learn more about the film and the issues, visit the companion website at pbs.org/independentlens/arusipersianwedding/
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