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SUMMARY:Persian Pop-up: Iran Through Stories-A Storytelling Event for the Iranian Community
DESCRIPTION:Iran Through Stories Storytelling event \nApril 6\, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Baroque Room\, 275 4th St E\, #280\, St. Paul. \nJoin us for *Iran Through Stories*\, a heartfelt evening where Iranian voices come together to share personal experiences\, memories\, and reflections. Through storytelling\, we celebrate the richness of Iranian life—both in Iran and in the diaspora. \nCome listen to powerful\, moving\, and inspiring stories told by community members\, in both Farsi and English. If a story is told in Farsi\, an English version will be provided for non-Persian-speaking attendees. \nTea and cookies will be served. \nThis is a free event—friends and family are welcome! \nWe look forward to sharing this special evening with you. See you there! \n  \n  \n \nAcknowledgment\nTCICC’s Iranian Storytelling Night is funded in part by MHC with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4\, 2008.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/persian-pop-up-iran-through-stories/
LOCATION:Lyra Baroque\,275 East Fourth Street\, Suite 280 Saint Paul\, MN 55101\, Lyra Baroque Orchestra\,275 East Fourth Street\, Suite 280\, Saint Paul\, MN 55101
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SUMMARY:Mizna Film Series Iranian Classics: Brick and Mirror & The House is Black
DESCRIPTION:The Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective is pleased to be a co-sponsor of Mizna’s 2025 Film Series\, which this year features classic Iranian films. \n\n\nBRICK AND MIRROR \n(1965\, DCP\, 131m\, Farsi with English subtitles) dir Ebrahim Golestan  \nWith this landmark debut feature\, director Ebrahim Golestan delivers a jolt of modernism to pre-revolution Iranian cinema\, laying the groundwork for the first new wave. When a mysterious woman (feminist literary icon Forugh Farrokhzād\, and director of The House Is Black) abandons a baby in the backseat of his cab one night\, Tehran taxi driver Hashem (Zakaria Hashemi) begins a journey through the city’s unfeeling bureaucracy as he attempts to find a home for the infant—a situation that soon puts him in conflict with his nurturing girlfriend Taji (Taji Ahmadi). Melding the influences of Persian poetry\, 1960s European art cinema\, and Wellesian expressionism\, Brick and Mirror offers a portrait of a crumbling relationship that reflects on many contemporary social and political dynamics. \n\n\nTHE HOUSE IS BLACK \n(1964\, DCP\, 22m\, Farsi with English subtitles) dir Forugh Farrokhzād  \nThe only film directed by trailblazing feminist Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzād finds unexpected grace where few would think to look: a leper colony where inhabitants live\, worship\, learn\, play\, and celebrate in a self-contained community cut off from the rest of the world. Through ruminative voiceover narration drawn from the Old Testament\, the Qur’an\, and the filmmaker’s own poetry as well as unflinching images that refuse to look away from physical difference\, Farrokhzād creates a profoundly empathetic portrait of those cast off by society—an indelible face-to-face encounter with the humanity behind the disease. A key forerunner of the Iranian New Wave\, The House Is Black is a triumph of transcendent lyricism from a visionary artist whose influence is only beginning to be fully appreciated.
URL:https://twincitiesiranianculturefestival.com/event/mizna-film-series-iranian-classics-brick-and-mirror-the-house-is-black/
LOCATION:Trylon Cinema\, 2820 E 33rd St.\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55406\, United States
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