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1 month agoI felt an urgent need for empathy': the Iranian-American director uniting her two cultures in film
Maryam Keshavarz's new film, 'The Persian Version,' is based on her experiences smuggling cassette tapes into Iran as a child.
Keshavarz's journey from academia to film direction was driven by a desire to change the media landscape following 9/11. [ more ]