Nimruz Film Showcase

Short films will be accompanied with a Q&A, followed by a short intermission and then the feature, Joonam. Following the screenings there will be a casual reception at a separate venue in Buckhead Village, details to follow. This event is brought to you by Nimruz, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting cultural understanding and solidarity in the Iranian community through art and education initiatives. The Smallest Power - During the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Iran, in the aftermath of the murder of Mahsa Jina Amini, a medical resident finds her voice when the chaos in the streets comes to her hospital floor. Wild Hogs And Saffron - In Wild Hogs and Saffron, a wild hog hunt in the Ozarks leads to an unexpected dialogue between Iranian-American filmmaker Andy Sarjahani and his childhood friend as they try to navigate a polarized world. Rizoo - Rizoo follows a rebellious 8-year-old who recently moved back to Tehran from the United States as she navigates familial and societal expectations. Confused by the choice to wear a traditional head-scarf in her class portrait, Rizoo seeks the perspectives of others in this transitional moment. Bubjan - Bubjan chronicles the journey of Parwiz Zafari, a former member of the Iranian parliament who dedicated his life to cultivating a progressive, modern, and free society in Iran - before the rise of the Islamic Republic eclipsed those aspirations in 1979, and forced him to leave behind everything he knew. Joonam - Filmmaker Sierra Urich grew up in rural Vermont, a place and an upbringing far removed from Iran, the homeland of her mother, Mitra, and grandmother, Behjat. Only knowing Iran through family stories, food, and holidays, and with the prospect of travel to the country a seemingly impossible dream, she embarks on a personal quest to make sense of her fractured Iranian identity. Navigating barriers of language and culture (not to mention the complications of geopolitical conflict and displacement), Sierra turns to Mitra and Behjat to construct a deeply moving and sometimes disarmingly funny portrait of three generations of women and their complex relationship to an Iran of the past.PT4HNR2024-06-15Nimruz Film Showcase"Nimruz Film Showcase"

Showtimes

June 15, 1:30 pm

The Tara