Three Sundance Titles Take a Timely Look at the Iranian Experience

Three Sundance Titles Take a Timely Look at the Iranian Experience

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Filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz’s dramedy The Persian Version opens with a young Iranian American woman played by Layla Mohammadi, wearing a homemade burkini, with a full Islamic face covering and a string bikini on the bottom. It’s a provocative image and one inspired by Keshavarz’s own boldness —…

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