| Details | Available for up to 250 views in DC, Maryland, and Virginia from January 22–February 7 Stream it here: https://iranfestdc.eventive.org Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLsNxJ_jgQM A “music-infused twist on a road movie that’s laced with poignant and timely political commentary” (Kiva Reardon, Toronto International Film Festival), Manijeh Hekmat’s latest film was shot during the flooding that devastated Iran’s Khuzestan Province in 2019. Three young musicians—a husband, his very pregnant wife, and their friend—travel in a van through this surreal, watery landscape, trying to make it to a battle of the bands in Tehran. Their daylong journey includes joyful moments of impromptu music-making, stops to help with relief efforts, and numerous U-turns and setbacks that coalesce into a metaphor for their generation’s thwarted dreams. “A stunning visual ode to the shifting landscapes of Hekmat’s native Iran.” (Reardon) (Dir.: Manijeh Hekmat, Germany/Iran, 2020, 75 min., Persian with English subtitles)
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