To celebrate the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, on March 20, Doris Duke Theatre presents six box-office favorites from Iran. Comic and serious, the films address contemporary issues in Iran such as the feminist struggle. In the lineup are two recent films by filmmaker Tamineh Milani, whom Tehran authorities arrested for her defiant filmmaking and for speaking out against the revolution of 1979. Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese were among the American filmmakers who came to her defense.
Special thanks to Fatemeh Hajiani of thirtyninehotel, Hawaii Community College professors Marty Nikou and Marcia Roberts-Deutsch, and Amir Kalantari of the Iranian Film Society in Fremont, California, for their support of this film festival.
SANTOURI, THE MUSIC MAN
Director: Dariush Mehrjui
Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
MAXX
Director: Saman Moghadam
Saturday, March 7 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
UNWANTED WOMEN
Director: Tahmineh Milani
Sunday, March 8 at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
CEASEFIRE
Director: Tahmineh Milani
Monday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10 at 1 p.m.
THE LAST SUPPER
Director: Fereydoun Jeyrani
Tuesday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11 at 1 p.m.
CAFÉ SETAREH
Director: Saman Moghaddam
Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13 at 1 p.m.
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