Nasrin

Thursday, February 11, 2021, 4:30 pm
Nasrin Sotoudeh speaking on a cell phone in the parking lot of a strip mall

Filmed in Iran by people who risked arrest, “Nasrin” is an immersive portrait of one of the world’s most courageous human rights activists and political prisoners, Nasrin Sotoudeh, and of Iran’s remarkably resilient women’s rights movement. Featuring acclaimed filmmaker Jafar Panahi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, journalist Ann Curry, exiled women’s rights activist Mansoureh Shojaee and Nasrin’s equally courageous husband Reza Khandan. Narrated by Olivia Colman.

This event includes a live online discussion with producer Marcia S. Ross, director Jeff Kaufman and consulting producer Amir Soltani. Register by February 9. Free.

Trailer

Location: 
Online (Zoom)
Sponsor: 
Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, UC Davis Comparative Literature and Middle East/South Asia Studies programs
Contact: 
Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies