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</span></font></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">PERSIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS TRIBUTE TO ASGHAR FARHADI, SCREENING OF DANCING IN THE DUST AND PANEL DISCUSSION<br clear="all">
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Join us for the screening of Asghar Farhadi’s first, and never before seen in Australia, feature Dancing in the Dust (Raghs dar Ghobar) followed by a panel discussion about the cinema of the region.</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-align:justify">
Venue <strong style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Room 011, New Law Building, University of Sydney</strong><br style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">
Date <strong style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Wednesday May 9 2012</strong><br style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">
Screening <strong style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">6:00-7:30 pm</strong><br style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">
Panel <strong style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">7:30-9:00 pm</strong><br style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">
Cost <strong style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">$15 adults, $13 concession. Tickets sold at the door.</strong></p>
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SYNOPSIS OF THE FILM</h4><hr style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">
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Nazar, torn by his love for a woman deemed inappropriate by social standards, tries to fulfill his obligation to the law and the community by paying off the bride-price, only to find himself in desperate straits. His entanglement with a solitary snake catcher in the desert brings physical and emotional distress to both, but hope and love are not lost in this stunning, lyrical tale.</p>
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<strong style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Runtime</strong> 95 mins<br style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">
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<strong style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:700;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Awards</strong> Winner of Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor at Asia-Pacific Film Festival (2003); Special Jury Award at Fajr Film Festival (2003); Silver St. George for Best Actor at Moscow International Film Festival (2003); New Currents Award at Pusan International Film Festival (2003).</p>
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ABOUT THE PANEL DISCUSSION</h4><hr style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-size:12px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">
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Join us for a lively discussion about Iranian cinema with Assoc. Prof. Vrasidas Karalis (Modern Greek, Sydney), Dr. Michelle Langford (Media, UNSW), Dr. Omid Tofighian (UWS/Wollongong) and moderated by Dr. Chris Hartney (Studies in Religion, Sydney) after the screening of the film.</p>
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For more info check out our site: <a href="http://www.persianfilmfestival.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.persianfilmfestival.com</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:info@persianfilmfestival.com" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">info@persianfilmfestival.com</a></p>
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