2009 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS (Alphabetical Order)
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A Letter Home
A daughter of the Iranian Revolution recounts her search abroad for her mother's lost stories in A Letter Home. |
| Showing |
Sun - May 3 - 7:30pm |
| Duration |
4:31 min |
| Director |
Shahrzad M. Davis |
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Another Salute
Khosrow Shakibaei went to the screening of the “Mix” (directed by Druish Mehrjui) in Chicago in 2000. After the screening of that film, he tried for the first and last time to find and meet Behrouz Vossoughi. |
| Showing |
Sat - May 2 - 4:30pm (World Premiere) |
| Sponsor |
Javanan Magazine |
| Duration |
50 min |
| Director |
Hossein Khandan |
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Donkey in Lahore
Donkey in Lahore follows the quixotic courtship of Brian, an ex-goth puppeteer from Australia, and Amber, the traditional Muslim girl he met and fell in love with during a short trip to Pakistan in 2000. Upon his return to Australia, Brian decides to convert to Islam and return to Pakistan to seek her hand in marriage. Can this unlikely couple survive the challenges they are about to face? |
| Showing |
Sat - May 2 - 6:30pm (LA Premiere) |
| Sponsor |
Levantine Cultural Center |
| Duration |
117 min |
| Director |
Faramarz K-Rahber |
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Flags of Kaveh's Castle
Flags of Kaveh's Castle follows a Qur'an through three different eras of Iran's history, as well as an era of Jerusalem (Palestine). From Neishabour (800 A.D.) to Jerusalem to Khorasan (an Eastern state of Iran at the time of attack of Mongolian army) and finally current time in Iran. |
| Showing |
Sun - May 3 - 2:30pm |
| Sponsor |
Golden Color Productions |
| Duration |
97 min |
| Director |
Mohamad Nourizad |
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Hayedeh: Legendary Persian Diva
Extensive review of Hayedeh's artistic activities and her rare videos, audio clips, photos and interviews with the main figures of her career. |
| Showing |
Fri - May 1 - 8:30pm (US Premiere) |
| Sponsor |
670AM - KIRN |
| Duration |
100 min |
| Director |
Pejman Akbarzadeh |
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Help
We follow Roman on the night he sets out on a mission to help save his dying mother's life. |
| Showing |
Sun - May 3 - 4:30pm |
| Sponsor |
RadioJavan.com |
| Duration |
40 min |
| Director |
Val Lauren |
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Hoviyate Man
A short subject documentary on Yas, an Iranian rapper, about rap, and what being Iranian means to him. |
| Showing |
Sat - May 2 - 8:45pm |
| Duration |
7:20 min |
| Director |
Gobi M. Rahimi |
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In The Dark
The eve of Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Iran, a double agent, hunted by the new revolutionary government, agrees to exchange crucial information with the CIA in return for safe passage out of the country. Inspired by true events. |
| Showing |
Sun - May 3 - 4:30pm (LA Premiere) |
| Sponsor |
RadioJavan.com |
| Duration |
17 min |
| Director |
Alex Fazeli |
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Niloofar
Twelve-year-old Niloofar dreams to learn how to read and write, but she lives in a village where education is only for boys. Her mother, a well-known midwife, insists that Niloofar become her apprentice. While assisting her mother during a delivery, Niloofar meets a woman who promises to teach her in secret. Meantime, Niloofar's father has promised her in marriage to an older man once she becomes a woman. Horrified by this notion, Niloofar does everything in her power to postpone her womanhood. |
| Showing |
Sat - May 2 - 8:45pm |
| Duration |
87 min |
| Director |
Sabine El Gemayel |
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Otis E.
After 15 years in solitary confinement, Otis is released into society. Under the supervision of an LA County Probation Officer he moves into a transitional facility and attempts to start a new life. But the past is too enticing and Otis misses his curfew. As his probation officer leads the search to find Otis, bits of Otis' troubled and violent past are revealed, including his forced involvement in prison gladiator matches. |
| Showing |
Sun - May 3 - 7:30pm (LA Premiere) |
| Duration |
86 min |
| Director |
Jeff Phillips |
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Slowliness
A story about a man who is looking for his missing wife. After some research, he discovers some dark facts about his marriage. |
| Showing |
Sun - May 2 - 2:30pm |
| Sponsor |
Golden Color Productions |
| Duration |
5:11 min |
| Director |
Farbod Khoshtinat |
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Sometimes Virtual
An urgent letter compels Kevin to risk his life to seek out his best friend Amir, who has been believed to be dead in Iran. The journey takes Kevin to Iran. While Kevin believes it is he who has set out to rescue Amir, ultimately it is Amir who becomes Kevin’s savior. Amir helps Kevin experience the potential harmony between the physical and spiritual, the heart and mind, and human and divine love. |
| Showing |
Sun - May 3 - 12:30pm (US Premiere) |
| Sponsor |
OC Life Magazine |
| Duration |
100 min |
| Director |
Ramin Lebastchi |
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Stony Karvansara
Stony Karvansara is a discovered area around Tehran, which has discoveries that go back as far as the Saljooghian era. |
| Showing |
Sun - May 3 - 4:30pm |
| Sponsor |
RadioJavan.com |
| Duration |
7 min |
| Director |
Siamak Nasiri Ziba |
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Tehran: Another Side
Every Story Has Two Sides: This story is a film of an Iranian-American who returned to his family's homeland, and discovered another side of the city erased from the narratives of mainstream media. This is his Tehran, but also a Tehran he aspires to offer into the popular American imagination. |
| Showing |
Fri - May 1 - 6:30pm |
| Duration |
63 min |
| Director |
Sam Ali Kashani |
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The Florist
Neda, an American woman born in Iran, returns to the land of her birth desperately seeking answers to a mystery that has tormented her family all her life. With only a scribbled address to follow, Neda grabs a taxi and plunges into the seamy streets of Tehran. As day turns into night, so does this city where hookers, heroine and rock music come out to howl in the face of Islam. |
| Showing |
Sat - May 2 - 4:30pm |
| Sponsor |
IranianHotline.com |
| Duration |
20 min |
| Director |
Ladan Yalzadeh |
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The Generation of Nowhereland
A narrative documentary that tells the story of many Iranians who left their homeland to find peace and happiness. It reveals their dreams, steps in their path and reviews their journey that still continues after three generations. |
| Showing |
Sat - May 2 - 4:30pm (World Premiere) |
| Sponsor |
Javanan Magazine |
| Duration |
37 min |
| Director |
Sohrab Farajian |
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Warring Factions
An American born Iranian break-dancer finds cultural awakening by exploring his multi-ethnic roots. Faced with duel nationality in two conflicting countries, he travels to Iran to both explore the political issues first hand and discover his cultural identity with a group of Iranian b-boys. By combining documentary and studio reenactments, Warring Factions looks at the blurring of world borders and the looming threat of another war in the Middle East. |
| Showing |
Sun - May 3 - 2:30pm (LA Premiere) |
| Sponsor |
IranianHotline.com |
| Duration |
78 min |
| Director |
Justin Mashouf |
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Young Republic
Seventy percent of Iran is under 30 years old. Reflective and lyrical, Young Republic engages in dialogues with students and young people. Playful conversations turn into heated debates, and humorous stories lend insight into how the 'young republic' hopes to shape the future of Iran. |
| Showing |
Fri - May 1 - 6:30pm (LA Premiere) |
| Duration |
47:04 min |
| Director |
Nooshin Navidi |
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SPECIAL SCREENING...
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New Horizon
The story of the first femal mechanic in Iran. |
| Showing |
Sat - May 2 - 4:30pm
(Special Screening - not in competition) |
| Sponsor |
RadioJavan.com |
| Duration |
14:55 min |
| Director |
Aref Mohammadi |
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