Past Film/Video | Documentaries

Filmfarsi

(Ehsan Khoshbakht, 2019)

Filmfarsi
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Feb 05, 2020 7:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

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$9 general public
$5 students

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The term “filmfarsi” refers to the rowdy and melodramatic popular films created in Iran during the period leading up to the country’s cultural revolution of 1978–79. This documentary provides a fascinating archeology of what the Guardian (UK) calls “the biggest secret in cinema history”—a vibrant Iranian film culture full of song, dance, sex, and car chases—and a compelling window into a lost past. (84 mins., DCP)

Filmfarsi

Filmfarsi, image courtesy of the filmmaker

Filmfarsi

Filmfarsi, image courtesy of the filmmaker

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Greater Columbus Arts Council
Ohio Arts Council
American Electric Power Foundation
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Nationwide Foundation
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Past Film/Video

Filmfarsi

Feb 05, 2020 7:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

ADMISSION
$7 members and seniors
$9 general public
$5 students

FREE GALLERY ADMISSION
Don’t forget: gallery admission is free with a ticket to any same-day Wexner Center event. Simply show your ticket at our Patron Services Desk.

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