BLOCK: iran to jax
SCREENING DATE: saturday, february 4, 2023 at 2pm
Sponsored by: Tigerlily
Location: Jessie Ball duPont Center - Northern Trust Seminar Room
A Winner
Iran - Director: Mehdi Mahaei
A female filmmaker lives and works in her mother's greenhouse. After her film gets selected in a reputable film festival abroad, she is faced with problems when trying to leave the country to attend.
Dog
Iran - Mohammad Hassan Yassaee
After an accident, a religious leader has their beliefs tested.
For the Clean Up
Iran - Director: Mohammad Moravej
A fallen from grace old man trying to change things for good.
Middle Eastern Stories: Father
Iran - Director: Reza Daghagh
A father intends to take his infant child away from his war-stricken country. He attempts by hiding in a container to flee and cross the border but with the addition of other refugees, it becomes hard for him to pursue his goal, to the point that unexpected events happen to him and the other refugees.
Morse
Iran - Director: Ronak Jafari
Three ex-political prisoners, all of them once sentenced to death, gather to summon the ghost of Khosrow, one of their old comrades. It’s said that Khosrow had committed suicide in prison, but now would they find a way to the truth in their reunion?
Dribble
Iran - Directors: Ali Lavarimonfared & Nazafarin Hassanpour
Passion in soccer causes affection between brothers.
Katvoman
Iran - Director: Hadi Sheibani
A mother and son play Catwoman-Batman before father comes home. Meanwhile, some noise and screams are heard from the next door; it seems the man next door hurt his wife. It's time for the father to play a role in the game before the son finds out what he did.
Q&A with Mina Shah
Q&A followed by the conclusion of the film
As a first generation Iranian American Mina has always been aware of the freedoms afforded to her that were taken away from the women and people of Iran since the 1979 revolution. Since the creation of mina meetings in 2014, the goal and dream has always been bring the program to a free Iran. Mina has held this vision for the last decade building the program and believing that the day would eventually come. She believes that the time has indeed come and is currently focused on contributing her energy and voice to the revolution and inspiring others to do the same in whatever way they can until Woman. Life. Freedom. is a reality.