Persepolis

21 Aug 2015

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Join us on August 21 at 7:30 p.m. for a film screening of Persepolis, co-presented by Silk Screen. A live poetry reading by Persian Pittsburgh will precede the screening.

Join City of Asylum on August 21 at 7:30 p.m. for a film screening of Persepolis, co-presented by Silk Screen. A live poetry reading by Persian Pittsburgh will precede the screening.

Persepolis 2007 ‧ Drama/Biography ‧ 1h 36m ‧ PG-13

Based on Satrapi’s graphic novel about her life in pre and post-revolutionary Iran and then in Europe. The film traces Satrapi’s growth from child to rebellious, punk-loving teenager in Iran. In the background are the growing tensions of the political climate in Iran in the 70s and 80s, with members of her liberal-leaning family detained and then executed, and the background of the disastrous Iran/Iraq war.

Release date: December 25, 2007 (USA)


Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi

Adapted from: Persepolis

The film was co-winner of the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. However, it has drawn complaints from the Iranian government and was initially banned in Lebanon after some clerics found it to be “offensive to Iran and Islam.” On 7 October 2011, the film was shown on the Tunisian private television station Nessma. A day later a demonstration formed and marched on the station. Nabil Karoui, the owner of Nessma TV, faced trial in Tunis on charges of “violating sacred values” and “disturbing the public order”. He was found guilty and ordered to pay a fine of 2,400 dinars ($1,700; £1,000), a much more lenient punishment than predicted.

Alphabet City Silenced Films
This event is part of City of Asylum’s Silenced Films series, which celebrates films banned or censored in their country of origin. All films are co-presented by Silk Screen.

Event Date: 
Friday, August 21, 2015 - 7:30pm to 10:00pm
Institution(s): 
Sponsored By: 
City of Asylum
Location: 
324 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh