Month: March 2013

  • Parviz a Film About Iranian's Doomed Future to Come

    A darkly comic depiction of family and community dysfunction, and directed by Majid Barzegar, Parviz, portrays the world of a fifty year old man, played by Levon Haftvan, whose world suddenly changes. All of this change comes when his father, 15 years a widower, abruptly announces his impending marriage – meaning that the reluctant Parviz…

  • Iranian Women Make A Push For Greater Opportunities

    Iranian Women Make A Push For Greater Opportunities

    Iran is starting to see a re-launch of activist groups following the election last year of President Hassan Rouhani. Social movements were scarce after the government crushed public protests known as the Green Movement following the 2009 elections. After the decisive vote for Rouhani, a surge of hope in Iran has attracted activists back to…