Multi-Screening: The Last Shah + The Unseeable Seeable + Poozhgan
Film(s) To Be Screened
Last Shah
Forty years ago, a revolution in Iran led by Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the ruler Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and with this a monarchy that had lasted over 2,500 years. The story of the Shah begins with bright ideas and strong ideals and ends in bloody turmoil. From the beginning of his reign and in his aspirations to modernize Iran, the Shah depended on the support of the clergy and the mullahs. Finally, it is they who bring him down. The struggle between the Shah and Ayatollah Khomeini lasts many decades. In the end, Islamic fundamentalism triumphs, heralding a new challenge for global politics.
The Unseeable Seeable
This is a documentary about the life and work of Shahram Nazeri a prominent icon of Kurdish and Persian classical Sufi music. He was the first vocalist to set Rumi’s poetry to Persian music thirty-five years ago, thus establishing a tradition of Sufi music within both Persian classical music and his music was instrumental in introducing Western musical audiences to both Sufism and to the poetry of Rumi.
Poozhgan
The film focuses on music and dance in a narrative treatment in the context of the daily life of the people in Torbat-e Jam. Torbat-e Jam is a city in Khorasan region of Iran; a city in which most of the Dotar experts are based (Dotar is a Persian long-necked lute with two strings), which lies on the Silk Road route, on the border triangle of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. Torbat-e Jam was called Poozhgan (puʒɠɐn) [means the city of heroes] in the ancient times. The culture and life in Torbat-e Jam are strongly influenced by various rituals and maqam music.
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Viewing Time
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September 25, 2020, 3:15 pm PST
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