{"id":1384,"date":"2009-02-16T10:22:34","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T16:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/npt08.wordpress.com\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2009-02-16T10:22:34","modified_gmt":"2009-02-16T16:22:34","slug":"arusi-persian-wedding-at-nashville-public-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2009\/02\/16\/arusi-persian-wedding-at-nashville-public-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Arusi Persian Wedding at Nashville Public Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_1407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1407\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistscrowdkeesee1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistscrowdkeesee1.jpg\" alt=\"Community Cinema organizer and moderator Allison Inman, left, with Dr. Amir Arain, Lena Khan and Pouria Montazeri.\" title=\"arusipanelistscrowdkeesee1\" width=\"450\" height=\"316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistscrowdkeesee1.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistscrowdkeesee1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistscrowdkeesee1-1024x720.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Community Cinema organizer and moderator Allison Inman, left, with Dr. Amir Arain, Lena Khan and Pouria Montazeri. Photo courtesy of Frank Keesee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Last week, on Wednesday, February 11, Nashville Public Television, the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.nashville.org\/\">Nashville Public Library<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/getinvolved\/\">ITVS Community Cinema<\/a><\/strong> held the fourth installment of Community Cinema in Nashville. In the beautiful theatre at the downtown Nashville branch of the library, we advanced-screened <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/video\/?video_id=152\">ARUSI PERSIAN WEDDING<\/a><\/strong>, in which Iranian American filmmaker <strong>Marjan Tehrani <\/strong>travels to Iran with her brother and his American wife to chronicle their tradition Persian wedding and exploration of his lost heritage. Guests at the screening &#8212; co-sponsored by the Islamic Center of Nashville &#8212; enjoyed food and beverages from House of Kabob, and an enlightening and engaging panel discussion moderated by Community Cinema organizer <strong>Allison Inman<\/strong> with <strong>Dr. Amir Arain<\/strong>, director of public relations for the <a href=\"http:\/\/icntn.org\/\"><strong>Islamic Center of Nashville<\/strong><\/a>; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iQJS9lY6vG4\">Lena Khan<\/a><\/strong>, award-winning Muslim fillmaker<strong>; and <a href=\"http:\/\/pouria110.blogspot.com\/\">Pouria Montazeri<\/a><\/strong>, Nashville filmmaker and director of operations for the Nashville Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees also got to spend some time in the Main Library&#8217;s art gallery with Nashville artist Alan LeQuire&#8217;s new scuptural exhibit, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.nashville.org\/about\/abt_artgallery.asp\">Cultural Heroes<\/a><\/strong>. The exhibit is a series of oversized portrait heads. The five people currently represented in the sculptures so far are Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Leadbelly, Paul Robeson, and Woody Guthrie. A new portrait will be unveiled at a reception on February 19. The exhibit runs until May 31, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1410\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusigatererskeesee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusigatererskeesee.jpg\" alt=\"Community Cinema attendees gather in the Main Library&#39;s Art Gallery around Alan LeQuire's Cultural Heroes.\" title=\"arusigatererskeesee\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusigatererskeesee.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusigatererskeesee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusigatererskeesee-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Community Cinema attendees gather in the Main Library's Art Gallery around Alan LeQuire's Cultural Heroes. Photo courtesy of Frank Keesee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Set against the turbulent relationship between the U.S. and Iran, Iranian-American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani&#8217;s <strong>ARUSI PERSIAN WEDDING<\/strong> captures the struggle and excitement of her brother Alex and his wife Heather as they plan a Persian Islamic wedding in Iran. But when Alex&#8217;s Iranian-born parents and Heather&#8217;s conservative American father meet for the first time, cultures clash and test the couple to their limits. The film airs on NPT on March 24, 2009 at 9:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>To read Montazeri&#8217;s account of the screening and panel discussion, check out <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pouria110.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/arusi-persian-wedding.html\">Pouria&#8217;s Blog<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sbcmPe0z3Sc\"><strong>A Land Called Paradise<\/strong><\/a> by director Lena Khan.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/icntn.org\/\"><strong>Islamic Center of Nashville<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/houseofkabobnashville.com\/\"><strong>House of Kabob<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nptinternal.org\/support\/sponsors\/footer_images\/community_cinema.jpg\" title=\"Community Cinema in Nashville\" class=\"alignright\" width=\"90\" height=\"54\" \/>Mark your calendars for <strong>Wednesday, April 22 at 6 p.m. (5:15 reception)<\/strong>, when for <em>one night only<\/em>, Community Cinema moves to the <strong>Nashville Film Festival<\/strong> at the Regal Green Hills Cinema for a free screening of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qN4pP-1NWoA\">CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA<\/a><\/strong>. <em>Dogtown and Z Boys<\/em>&#8216; director Stacy Peralta&#8217;s bracing film, narrated by Forest Whitaker, grimly examines the causes and nature of Los Angeles&#8217; epidemic gang violence and includes interviews with current and former members of the Crips and Bloods.<\/p>\n<p>More photos after the jump.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1412\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/allison_inmankeesee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/allison_inmankeesee.jpg\" alt=\"Community Cinema organizer and panel moderator Allison Inman. Photo courtesy of Frank Keesee.\" title=\"allison_inmankeesee\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/allison_inmankeesee.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/allison_inmankeesee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/allison_inmankeesee-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Community Cinema organizer and panel moderator Allison Inman. Photo courtesy of Frank Keesee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1413\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistskeesee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistskeesee.jpg\" alt=\"Ar. Amir Arain, left, with Allison Inman, Lena Khan and Pouria Montazeri. Photo courtesy of Frank Keesee.\" title=\"arusipanelistskeesee\" width=\"450\" height=\"303\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistskeesee.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistskeesee-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusipanelistskeesee-1024x690.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Amir Arain, left, with Allison Inman, Lena Khan and Pouria Montazeri. Photo courtesy of Frank Keesee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusi_attendees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusi_attendees.jpg\" alt=\"arusi_attendees\" title=\"arusi_attendees\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusi_attendees.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusi_attendees-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusi_attendees-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1428\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/library_ladies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/library_ladies.jpg\" alt=\"The Ladies of the Library (and some of our favorite people in the world): From left to right, Anna Chatham, NPL PR intern from Belmont University; Deanna Lanrson, NPL Public Information Officer; Crystal Deane, Librarian; and Traci Jones, NPL volunteer.\" title=\"library_ladies\" width=\"449\" height=\"341\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/library_ladies.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/library_ladies-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/library_ladies-1024x776.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ladies of the Library (and some of our favorite people in the world): From left to right, Anna Chatham, NPL PR intern from Belmont University; Deanna Lanrson, NPL Public Information Officer; Crystal Deane, Librarian; and Traci Jones, NPL volunteer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1416\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusi_food1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusi_food1.jpg\" alt=\"The pita bread from House of Kabob was popular!\" title=\"arusi_food1\" width=\"450\" height=\"599\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/arusi_food1.jpg 845w, 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