Persian Film Festival 2019 - Sydney
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Wed 04 Dec 2019 - Sun 08 Dec 2019
Back for its 8th year, the
Persian Film Festival returns to
Sydney from 4-8 December 2019 and will be screening at
Palace Cinemas . From a sensational psychological drama to captivating documentaries and graphically spellbinding animation; boundary pushing arthouse cinema to fascinating true stories, this year's program shines a light on trailblazing Persian language filmmakers from all corners of the globe.
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The festival's
Opening Night screening of a powerful war drama
Suddenly a Tree will be attended by the
award-winning Iranian actress Mahnaz Afshar . This Iran-Iraq war drama pieces together a man's life story from childhood to his arrest for illegal border crossing to his reunion with an old lover through his own narration, conversations with the police interrogator and a psychoanalyst.
Mahnaz Afshar also stars in the program highlight
The Oath , which chronicles a woman's gruelling mission to bring her sister's presumed murderer to justice.
African Violet the
Closing Night Film is a Jury Prize winner at the Tripoli Film Festival 2019. It explores the complex relationship dynamics between Shokkoo, her ex-husband whom she takes in from a nursing home, and her disapproving second husband. Both
Opening and Closing Night events include food and drink in the ticket prices.
One of the groundbreaking documentaries includes
Finding Farideh . Iran's entry for the
Academy Awards 2020, it's a moving exploration of identity. It follows an Iranian girl who was adopted by a Dutch couple as a child and now returns to her motherland to meet with three families that claim to be her biological relatives.
Other docos include
Gracefully which looks into the life of a drag queen;
Beloved, a heartwarming look into the life of an 80-year-old woman living an isolated lifestyle in the mountains without modern comforts;
Shouting at the Wind, follows a teenager's 4 year endeavour to become a singer in the face of opposition;
Fading Portraits, the dilemma of a photographer who must decide whether or not to omit certain photos or to maintain persistence that historical events cannot be censored and
Like My Name Pegah, a free-spirited teenage girl must provide money to save her boyfriend in a drug withdrawal camp before he is sent to a forced labour camp where death is commonplace.
Of the
Feature Length Films highlights include critically acclaimed
Orange Days . A Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize-winning drama, this is the tale of a lone female contractor working in the orange fields of Northern Iran who earns a promotion and must overcome the misogynistic backlash she faces for her achievement.
Another gripping drama is
The Orphanage . A 15-year-old boy living in the streets of Kabul dreams of becoming a Bollywood star. However that all ends when he is captured by Soviet police and forced into a state facility. Last but not least
Reza is a heartwarming dramedy following a newly divorced man's journey as he adapts to his new lonely life after nine years of marriage.
Hosting over 30 sessions, a special documentary program, Q&As, forums, masterclasses and special events, come along and celebrate this years's
Persian Film Festival . Enjoy the feature films on offer that includes a graphically spellbinding animation about love under the oppressiveness of Taliban rule; a harrowing story of a 5 year old boy who goes missing and returns with alarming signs from his experience; a tale of 7 girls all robbed of finding love and finding their own destinies; a chilling drama about honour killing and more.
This is a Festival that celebrates its rich cinematic culture in and with Australian communities, so go out and experience it.
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