Doors at 6pm, Film at 7pm. Tickets $15. 

Winning both the Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, writer-director-producer Maryam Keshavarz delivers a universal and timely story of the Iranian and the Iranian-American experience.

The Persian Version
Directed by Maryam Keshavarz. 2023. 107 minutes. Rated R.

Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her. Winning both the Audience Award and the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, writer-director-producer Maryam Keshavarz delivers a universal and timely story of the Iranian and the Iranian-American experience.

“A hilarious effervescent mother-daughter dramedy spanning decades, continents and cultures.” – Hollywood Reporter

Maryam Keshavarz
Maryam Keshavarz received her MFA from NYU/ Tisch in film direction and has been making award-winning films for 19 years. Maryam’s first feature documentary, THE COLOR OF LOVE, an intimate portrait of the changing landscape of love and politics in Iran, won numerous awards at top-tier festivals and was broadcast internationally. Maryam’s short film THE DAY I DIED garnered top accolades at Mar del Plata, Clermont-Ferrand, New York Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival; and was the only short film at Berlinale to win two awards: the Gold Teddy and the Jury Prize. 

Maryam’s production company, MaraKesh Films, is dedicated to making sure women and minorities are behind and in front of the camera.