Film Screening of Joonam and Discussion with the Filmmaker Sierra Urich

Diaspora Arts Connection is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that aims to foster deeper understanding and lasting connections among diverse cultural and ethnic groups within the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond through the organization of cultural and artistic events, as well as empowering artists whose circumstances make it difficult for them to express themselves and allowing them a platform for artistic expression.DAC further aims to help introduce new artists to local and international audiences; to help develop and improve audience appreciation of the arts in its constituent communities through conducting lectures, screenings, readings, and workshops; to produce events that foster deeper understanding of different diasporic cultures within our communities; and to help artists from different parts of the world and cultures to collaborate and produce valuable artistic presentations.

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Join us for a screening of Sierra Urich's Joonam, followed by a Q/A session with the Director at Central Stage in Richmond.

Central Stage

Join us for a screening of Sierra Urich's Joonam, followed by a Q/A session with the Director at Central Stage on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 3:00 PM (Pacific). This event is co-sponsored by Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies at San Francisco State University, Diaspora Arts Connection, Iranian American Bar Association, and Iranian American Women's Foundation.About the film: Filmmaker Sierra Urich grew up in rural Vermont, a place and an upbringing far removed from Iran, the homeland of her mother, Mitra, and grandmother, Behjat. Only knowing Iran through family stories, food, and holidays, and with the prospect of travel to the country a seemingly impossible dream, she embarks on a personal quest to make sense of her fractured Iranian identity. Navigating barriers of language and culture (not to mention the complications of geopolitical conflict and displacement), Sierra turns to Mitra and Behjat to construct a deeply moving and sometimes disarmingly funny portrait of three generations of women and their complex relationship to an Iran of the past.

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