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SUMMARY:Cinema-ye Azad: Nasib Nasibi
DESCRIPTION:Visit the UCLA Film & Television Archive website to learn more 
 about upcoming screenings and events.\n\nREGISTER FOR THIS 
 SCREENING\n\nPlease note: Registration does not guarantee entry if the 
 event reaches capacity. Admission is granted on a first come\, first served 
 basis.\n\nPatrons who have registered will need to obtain their free 
 tickets at the box office\, where seating will be assigned. Any seats 
 remaining 15 minutes before showtime will be released to standby 
 patrons.\n\nIn person: curators Arta Barzanji\, Hadi Alipanah (via 
 video)\n\n\n\nCinema-ye Azad\, or Free Cinema\, was an underground movement 
 of filmmakers in Iran that began in 1969\, with the explicit aim of 
 creating a fully independent cinema opposed to the mainstream 
 “Filmfarsi” in both form and content\, methods and ideals. Where the 
 better-known\, contemporaneous Iranian New Wave predominantly consisted of 
 foreign-educated\, Tehran-based middle-class filmmakers\, Cinema-ye Azad 
 consisted of self-taught filmmakers\, sharing resources and knowledge with 
 one another to bring the possibility of cultural production to 
 disadvantaged provinces. At its height\, Cinema-ye Azad boasted hundreds of 
 active members\, a critical magazine and festivals around the country\, but 
 the dream was short-lived as the movement ceased activities after the 
 revolution. Its works\, however\, are being rediscovered thanks to the 
 dedication of curators and archivists in London and Iran. As part of this 
 year's UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema\, the Archive is pleased to 
 present two screenings highlighting the films of two key Cinema-ye Azad 
 figures\, Nasib Nasibi and Behnam Jafari.\n\nProgram curated by Arta 
 Barzanji and Shaghayegh Raoufi with research and archival support from Hadi 
 Alipanah. Film notes written by Arta Barzanji.\n\nScreening 1 of 2\n\nFrom 
 Isfahan to Abarkooh\n\nYear: 1970\nCountry: Iran\nLanguage: Persian with 
 English subtitles\nRuntime: 23 min.\nDigital. B&W.\n\nA report on 
 historical buildings\, legends and traditions along the route from Isfahan 
 to Shiraz\, passing through regions including Mahyar\, Shahreza\, 
 Ziaratgah\, Aminabad\, and Izadkhast. The film mixes documentary 
 observation with the poetic vision seen in Nasib Nasibi’s later 
 works.\n\nDCP. Director: Nasib Nasibi. Screenwriters: Nasib Nasibi\, Abbas 
 Nalbandian. With: Bahram Ardabili.\n\nScreening 2 of 2\n\nHow Frightening 
 Is the Darkness of the Soul!\n\nYear: 1972\nCountry: Iran\nLanguage: 
 Persian with English subtitles\nRuntime: 60 min.\nDigital. B&W.\n\nHow 
 Frightening Is the Darkness of the Soul! is an avant-garde film poem about 
 drowning in a world of madness in search of true liberation. It highlights 
 the close connections between literary and theatrical circles and the 
 filmmaker's approach to avant-garde cinema. Initially\, the main character 
 attempts to escape the monotony of daily life by immersing herself in a 
 world of madness. The film is a journey through the path she 
 takes.\n\nDirector: Nasib Nasibi.\n\nScreenwriters: Nasib Nasibi\, Abbas 
 Nalbandian. With: Mahvash Bargi\, Farhad Majd Abadi\, Shokooh Najm 
 Abadi.\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ucla-celebration-of-iranian-cinema-nasib-nasibi-tickets-1987863869345?aff=oddtdtcreator
LOCATION:Billy Wilder Theater\, UCLA Film & Television Archive
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CONTACT;CN="Suzy Lee":MAILTO:szlee@library.ucla.edu
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