Film Series

A Conversation with Niki Karimi

Niki Karimi

Film screening
Sunday, March 1, 2009
3:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Pacific Film Archive

Two films will be shown, with English subtitles.

 3:30    Yek Shab (One Night)

Yek Shab is the story of a young girl who decides to spend the night walking around the streets of Tehran so her mother can have some privacy at home with a guest.  She subsequently meets three men with different stories to tell.

 

6:00    Chand Rooz Ba'd  (A Few Days Later)

Chand Rooz Ba'd explores the life of Shahrzad, a famous graphic designer living in Tehran who is consumed by her work and daily life.  She is faced with a hard decision as she contemplates leaving her boyfriend with whom she is raising a disabled son.

Sponsored by: Gender & Women's Studies, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Pacific Film Archive, Institute of European Studies, Townsend Center working group on Muslim Identities & Cultures