May - September 2009
A comprehensive account of the recent explosion of creativity in the Iranian contemporary art scene.
SHIRIN
A film by Abbas Kiarostami
June 26-23 July 2009
Abbas Kiarostami (The Taste of Cherry, The Wind Will Carry Us, 10) is one of the most important, ambitious and rewarding filmmakers at work today. His new film Shirin, a retelling of a classic Persian love story, offers a feast for the imagination of a wholly unexpected kind.
July 9 - 10th 2009
“And, strange to tell, among that earthen Lot
Some could articulate, while others not:
And suddenly one more impatient cried -
‘Who is the Potter, pray, and who the pot?”
10-13 September 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS A conference focusing on the developments in the historiography of Iran in comparative perspective.