Surprise Screening: Iranian Documentaries

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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Join us for a special surprise screening of an acclaimed new documentary about contemporary Iran that’s been gaining accolades at festivals around the world.

Preceded by PRESERVING TASTE (dir. Gelareh Kiazand, 21 min.): In the era of food sustainability, Hanif Sadr, an engineer turned chef from Tehran, has opened his first Iranian regional restaurant in San Francisco. He delved into the farm to table gastronomy world after working as a cook for a Montessori school in Berkley. His mission is to introduce the regional and seasonal recipes of Northern Iran, learnt from his childhood, to the North American public where its ingredients geographically match California. With his wife banned from the US, and a lack of distribution of Iranian food ingredients, he travels back and forth between Iran and the U.S, attempting to bridge the personal and political to bring back a taste of home. Alongside other renowned food figures Hanif aims to show the depth of a unique forgotten cuisine that is connected with nature, influenced by seasons, and which defines the art of preservation techniques.

Program presented by the Iranian Film Festival New York

  • Country Iran
  • Language Persian with English subtitles
  • Running Time 111 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Daricheh Cinema
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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