Whispers from Iran Saturday 28th June, 7 to 10 pm
An evening of films and food at the Southampton Persian Cultural Centre in Southampton.
We will be screening 4 short films by independent films makers in Iran alongside traditional Iranian dishes for you to enjoy.
Tickets are £5 (£2 for students).
An evening of films and food at the Southampton Persian Cultural Centre in Southampton.
We will be screening 4 short films by independent films makers in Iran alongside traditional Iranian dishes for you to enjoy.
Tickets are £5 (£2 for students).
An evening of films and food at the Southampton Persian Cultural Centre in Southampton.
We will be screening 4 short films by independent films makers in Iran alongside traditional Iranian dishes for you to enjoy.
Tickets are £5 (£2 for students).
Film Programme:
The Paper Bag (directed by Roshi Nasehi and Al Orange)
Welsh-Iranian artist Roshi Nasehi looks back on her only visit to Iran as a teenager. She remembers the sights, sounds, smells, her youthful grandmother and a young man with a paper bag in this vivid yet haunting piece of animation.
Bonus (Reza Nejati) - UK Premiere
When a confrontation with an unruly student spirals out of control, a maths teacher finds himself accused of assault as well as blackmailed by the child’s parent. This powerful school-based drama asks what it will cost to escape this crisis?
Flying Fishes (Mohammad Towrivarian)
Worlds collide when a young and idealistic teacher from the city accepts a post in a remote Kurdish village. His attempts to connect with a scarred and silent child in his class quickly lead him in conflict with the village council and dangerously out of his depth.
Spider-Zan (Maryam Khodabakhsh)
Returning to her family home during her nursing studies in Tehran, Negar must decide how much she wants to please her parents and how much she dare reveal of her new identity. Fate intervenes when a young life is suddenly at stake in this thoroughly Iranian reflection on Marvel’s Spider-Man