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Pelan #51: Here the Seats Are Vacant
Director: Shiva Sanjari
Feb. 11, 2023, 1 p.m.
North Vancouver City Library
Run time: 63
A tragic portrait of a woman in Iranian cinema before and after the Iran Revolution in 1979.
An unbelievable journey of a cabaret dancer who became an award-winning actress, a women's activist, a poet, and then one of the first female directors in Iran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GozsOd8zK8U
Language In Farsi with English subtitles
Seats are limited. Please register in advance via the following link:
https://www.nvcl.ca/events/iranian-documentary-series-pelan-3
Pelan #50: Snowy Roads & Snowy Roofs
Director: Haideh Moradi
Screening: Jan. 14, 2023, 1 p.m.
This month, we are screening two short documentaries by Haideh Moradi. Both films are in Azari with English subtitles: *...
Posted: Dec. 25, 2022, 2:42 a.m.
Pelan #49: Parvaneh
Director: Bahman Kiarostami
Screening: Dec. 17, 2022, 11 a.m.
Synopsis: A documentary movie about Parvaneh Etemadi, an Avant-garde Iranian painter. Born in 1948, with nearly five decades of active...
Posted: Nov. 30, 2022, 6 p.m.
Pelan #48: Radiography of a Family
Director: Firouzeh Khosrovani
Screening: Nov. 26, 2022, 11 a.m.
Synopsis: "Mother married a photo of Father," says director Firouzeh Khosrovani in the opening of this deeply personal documentary. She's not...
Posted: Nov. 15, 2022, 7:22 a.m.
Pelan #47: Woodgirls - A Duet For A Dream
Director: Azadeh BizarGiti
Screening: Oct. 22, 2022, 11 a.m.
Synopsis: A story about the lives of Leila Avakh and Sedigheh Momennia who have chosen, with much love and passion,...
Posted: Oct. 17, 2022, noon
Pelan #46: Father, Mother, Ali, Reza, and Me
Director: Hanieh Yousefian
Screening: Nov. 22, 2020, 5 p.m.
Cloud video Screening via Zoom
Forgetfulness is the most significant worry of my family and me. The father has suffered from Alzheimer`s disease and not...
Pelan #45: Coup 53
Director: Taghi Amirani
Screening: Aug. 23, 2020, noon
Sept. 16, 2020, noon
Run time: 119
While making a documentary about the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch...
Posted: Aug. 15, 2020, 8:02 p.m.
Pelan #44: Iranian Pet Club
Director: Hadi Afarideh
Screening: July 26, 2020, 7 p.m.
Keeping pets such as dogs or cats in Iran is challenged by various religious and traditional beliefs, and municipalities collect and...
Posted: July 19, 2020, 6:38 p.m.
Pelan #43: House of Sun
Director: Mahdi Bagheri
Screening: June 7, 2020, 7 p.m.
40 years of life, love and hate in the streets of Naser Khosrow. This film is the history of Naser...
Posted: June 3, 2020, 3:39 a.m.
Pelan #42: Secrets of the Surface
Director: George Csicsery
Screening: May 10, 2020, 7 p.m.
Filmed in Canada, Iran, and the United States, Secrets of the Surface: The Mathematical Vision of Maryam Mirzakhani examines the...
Posted: May 8, 2020, 12:32 a.m.
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