An Evening with Forough

Date
Mon November 26th 2007, 5:30pm
Event Sponsor
Iranian Studies Program
Location
Cubberley Auditorium
An Evening with Forough
Speaker(s):
Claus Strigel, Mr. Hossein Mansouri, Professor Farzaneh Milani

 

The event will begin with a presentation on Farrokhzad's life and poetry by Professor Farzaneh Milani, who is writing Farrokhzad's literary biography. We will then show Farrokhzad's prize-winning documentary: The House Is Black. It was while making this film that Farrokhzad met her future adoptive son at the Bababaghi Laprasarium in Tabriz. This will be followed by the documentary itself. And, finally, the director, Claus Strigel, Hossein Mansouri, and Prof. Farzaneh Milani will answer questions from the audience.