MYSTIC
IRAN, THE UNSEEN WORLD
A Journey to the Unexplored Depth of Iran, Land of Mystic
Rituals
Documentary
Film - UK Premiere plus Q&A with Director/Writer
Introduction
Venue:
Brunei Gallery Auditorium, SOAS, Russell Sq., London WC1.
Date and time:
12 February 2004, 7pm.
Organised by:
The Iran Heritage Foundation, the London Middle East Institute
and the Temenos Academy
in collaboration with
Aryana F. Productions.
Directed, produced
and co-written by:
Aryana Farshad.
Introduction:
A modern woman’s mystical journey deep into the heart of
her native country, Iran, in search of spiritual rites and
rituals hidden for centuries. From the women’s chamber of the
great mosque, opened for the first time to the outside world, to
mystics in trance, and to the sacred dance of the dervishes,
performed in secret in the remote mountains of Kurdistan, Aryana
Farshad gained access to religious ceremonies and locations
never before recorded.
‘One
of the best documentary films I have ever seen; a mesmerizing
and capturing style of storytelling and images.’
- Bahman
Ghobadi, Director. Winner of Camera D’Or. Cannes International
Film Festival
‘A
delicious documentary.’
- Michael
C. Donaldson, President, International Documentary Association
Screening
will be introduced by Aryana Farshad and followed by a Q&A
session with Aryana Farshad and Janelle Balnicke (co- writer).
Admission:
4.00 Pounds.
Enquiries
and tickets:
020 7898 4330, lmei@soas.ac.uk.
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