Film Screening: Our Summer in Tehran
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a to a screening of the documentary
Our Summer in Tehran
Our Summer in Tehran transports us into the seldom seen realm of middle-class family life in Iran. Justine Shapiro, an award-winning filmmaker takes her six-year-old son with her to Tehran where they spend the summer with three Iranian families. When the Iranian government orders Justine and her son to leave the country within 48 hours, Shapiro’s summer comes to an abrupt ending. This documentary was shot in living rooms, kitchens, a day care center, a shopping mall, the bazaar, the subway, a theater, and on a soccer field—realms of Iranian life that are rarely captured on film. 59 minutes, English, Persian, and French with subtitles.
www.oursummerintehran.com
Introduction by
H. Andrew Schwartz
Vice President of External Relations, CSIS
Followed by brief remarks by the filmmaker
Justine Shapiro
Filmmaker, Our Summer in Tehran, and former host of the PBS series, Globe Trekker
A full screening of the film will follow the remarks.
