Family Game Night – June 28, 2019
On June 28, a good number of people of all ages got together and enjoyed a family night of playing traditional games, singing karaoke, and eating great food at the Iranian American Center (IAC).
Docunight – July 3, 2019
The documentary “Like a Woman,” directed by Mojgan Inanlou, was screened in the month of July. “Like A Woman” is the first and only documentary about Faezeh Hashemi’s political and private life. The movie covers many unseen aspects of Hashemi Rafsanjani’s family and his controversial children. After the movie, an audience discussion was moderated by Ali Khorsandian.
Jong-e Farhangi – July 12, 2019
The July Jong was hosted by Reza Khabazian. This event had two guests. First, author Zohreh Ghahremani spoke about “storytelling” and her latest novel. In the second half, Hans Farrahi spoke about his experience as a musician and instructor. He then played few pieces of music on piano. In each section, the audience members asked their questions during a Q&A session.
Movie and Discussion Series – July 19, 2019
The July movie selection was Crazy Rook, directed by Abolhassan Davoodi, with a cast including Saber Abar, Bijan Emkanian and Gohar Kheirandish. The movie is about a group of young people who meet on social media, get together to have some fun, but the story turnes when one of them committed a crime. Each character has a very different version of the incident. The movie has won five Simorgh Bolurin awards at the Fajr International Film Festival—Iran’s major annual film festival—for Best Movie Selected by Audience, Best Film, Best Director, Best Sound, and Special Effects. After the screening, host Mahmoud Reza Pirouzian introduced the director and facilitated a discussion on the different aspects of the film with attendees.
Screening Nabat and Q&A by Shahab Hosseini – August 3 and 4, 2019
In cooperation with POL Media and PCC, the movie Nabat (2016) was screened on August 3 and 4 at the “Q” auditorium in San Diego. Nabat is directed by Pegah Arzi, with a cast including Shahab Hosseini, Nazanin Farahani, and Setayesh Hosseini. After the screening, a Q&A session with Shahab Hosseini was moderated by Mahmoud Pirouzian. At the end, the attendees took memorable pictures with Shahab Hosseini on the red carpet. More than 500 people came to see the movie in two days.
Docunight – August 7, 2019
The documentary “Janbal,” directed by Mina Bozorgmehr and Hadi Kamali Mogahdam, was screened at the IAC on August 7. Inspired by an ancient Hormoz Island myth in which people sacrifice the clothing of the deceased to the sea so that the goddess Sea-Mother will cleanse their souls, “Janbal” takes stories told by the island’s dwellers as its starting point, and playfully finds its form from there. After the movie, the discussion section was moderated by Ali Khorsandian.
Jong-e Farhangi – August 9, 2019
The August Jong was hosted by Ali Sadr. The first guest of this event was Khodadad Sharif, a lawyer and member of the Iranian American Bar Association, who discussed financial aspects of civil litigation and family law and took questions from audience members. Essy Ghavamodini, a professional photographer, was the second guest of this event and he described his forty-year journey working as a photographer for major sporting events and major concerts in San Diego. Some of his pictures were exhibited at the Center.
PCC’s Board Meetings
PCC’s board of directors holds its meetings every second Wednesday of the month at IAC. The last two meetings took place on July 10 and August 14, 2019.
Art Gallery: A Dream of Humanity– August 17 through October 19, 2019
In cooperation with UCSD’s Art and Humanities department, a collection of Reza Deghati’s works is being shown by PCC at the Iranian American Centerfrom August 17 through October 19. This gallery is presented by Gallery Yellow. The event is free, and the photographs are available for purchase.
San Diego Iranian School Registration – August 25 and 29, 2019
Registration for the school year of 2019 – 2020 was held on August 25 and 29, 2019, at Mt. Carmel High School.
