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Film & Discussion Series: "Our Summer in Tehran" with Dartmouth Professor Misagh Parsa

When
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
Red River Theatres, 11 South Main Street, Concord, NH

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September 22, 2010
7 PM

Showing of "Our Summer in Tehran"
With a talk by Dartmouth Professor Misagh Parsa

Join the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, Concord Reads and Red River Theatres as we kick off the Council's Film & Discussion Series with a trip to Tehran! The film is part of the Council's Fall Film & Discussion series: "Unveiling the Modern Middle East."

Professor Parsa is a global expert on revolutions and will address what's next for Iran and lead a question and answer session after the film.

Purchase tickets at Red River Theatres at the door or in advance. Please RSVP by registering here.
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Synopsis: Our Summer in Tehran

In her Oscar nominated documentary, Promises, filmmaker Justine Shapiro took us into the lives of Palestinians and Israeli children in and around Jerusalem. Justine's new documentary, Our Summer in Tehran, transports us into the seldom seen realm of middle class family life in Iran transcending overt politics in favor of subtle, human, and often humorous moments.

Justine, a Jewish-American filmmaker and former host of the travel series GlobeTrekker, takes her 6-year-old son Mateo with her to Tehran where they spend the summer with 3 families: a religious family with ties to the government; a cosmopolitan, secular family; and a single mom who is an actress. When the Iranian government abruptly gives Justine and Mateo 48 hours to leave the country, promising relationships are severed.

Filmed in 2007. In English and Persian with English subtitles. 59 minutes. Produced by Promises Films (a non-profit organization) and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with partial funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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