Film Showing of Persepolis

As the US and Israel bomb Iranian cities in an unprovoked and criminal war, we screen Persepolis.

This film comes from a perspective of opposing BOTH the horrific rule of the US-backed Shah of Iran, AND the rule of the repressive Islamic Republic, which just last month murdered thousands of protesters. This understanding and perspective is urgently needed now in relation to the US’s unjust attack on Iran.

From the 1953 CIA coup, to the Shah, to the Islamic fundamentalist theocracy, this film movingly portrays the resistance and lives of the Iranian people through the beautifully animated film of the life of Marjane Satrapi, based on her graphic novel.

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

But as she grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

Our screening is dedicated to the people of Iran.

Watch the trailer here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PXHeKuBzPY&t=2s