THE GENIUS OF OMAR KHAYYAM + THE ELECTION THAT SHOOK IRAN

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Sat, Oct 23rd at 7:00pm
Sun, Oct 24th at 5:00pm

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Films of the Iranian Diaspora
Sadeq Saba in person!

  1. THE GENIUS OF OMAR KHAYYAM
  1. 2009, Bahman Kiarostami and Neil Cameron, UK, 47 min.
  2. THE ELECTION THAT SHOOK IRAN
  3. 2009, Sima Alinejad and Patrick Hubbard, UK, 25 min.

In a program co-presented with Pasfarda Arts & Cultural Exchange, Sadeq Saba, Iranian affairs analyst and head of the BBC’s Persian Service, presents and discusses two BBC reports exploring aspects of Iran’s history, culture and politics. THE GENIUS OF OMAR KHAYYAM traces the interface between East and West that occurred when the poetry of Omar Khayyam was translated from Persian into English by the Victorian poet Edward Fitzgerald, and considers the official ambivalence with which Khayyam is regarded in Iran today despite his grassroots popularity. In THE ELECTION THAT SHOOK IRAN, Saba analyzes the political situation following Iran’s violently disputed 2009 election. DigiBeta video. (BS)

Sadeq Saba will be present for audience discussion at both screenings.