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Annual Meeting and Election \u2013 September 20, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

The annual meeting and election of new members to PCC\u2019s board of directors was held virtually via Zoom on September 20, 2020. Ms. Fariba Babakhani, the president of the board, presented the report of PCC\u2019s annual activities. Then Mr. Ali Sadr gave reports on the Iranian School of San Diego activities and Peyk<\/i> magazine. Ms. Shahla Salah then presented the annual financial report. The new board candidates gave a summary of their proposed plans and an election for the new board members was held virtually. Amir Farshad Babakhani, Hamid Beikzadeh,\u00a0 <\/span>Farideh Fazel, Mahmoud Reza Pirouzian, Hamid Rafizadeh, and Shahla Salah were elected as the new members of the board.<\/p>\n

PCC\u2019s Board Meetings<\/span><\/h5>\n

PCC\u2019s board of directors holds its meetings every second Wednesday of the month. Since last March these meetings have been conducted online. The last two meetings took place on September 9 and October 14, 2020.<\/p>\n

Docunight \u2013 September 6, 2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

The documentary Abbas by Abbas<\/i>, directed by Kamy Pakdel, is about the life and works of Abbas Attar, a renowned photographer living in France. This documentary was completed in the last days of Attar\u2019s life. Ahmad Kiarostami hosted a virtual\u00a0 <\/span>Q&A with director Pakdel\u00a0<\/b>and special guest\u00a0<\/b>Atiq\u00a0Rahimi, a French-Afghan writer and filmmaker.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Docunight \u2013 October 4, 2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

All That\u2019s Missing<\/i> (2018), directed by Zeinab Tabrizy, narrates the lives of two women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Docunight hosted a virtual Q&A with director Tabrizy, Azadeh Afifi, and Ahmad Kiarostami.<\/p>\n

Virtual Movie Discussion\u00a0Series\u00a0\u2013 September 24, 2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

September\u2019s virtual movie discussion centered on Get Out<\/i>, the 2017 <\/span>horror film\u00a0about America\u2019s systemic and casual racism. The movie was written and directed by\u00a0<\/span>Jordan Peele, starring\u00a0<\/span>Daniel Kaluuya,\u00a0<\/span>Allison Williams,\u00a0<\/span> Bradley Whitford,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Catherine Keener, and\u00a0<\/span>Lakeith Stanfield.\u00a0<\/span> Host Mahmoud Pirouzian led the discussion of Get Out<\/i> with the event\u2019s guest, Sheldon Deckelbaum, who reviewed the movie.<\/p>\n

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Virtual Movie Discussion\u00a0Series\u00a0\u2013 October 19, 2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Malcolm X<\/i> (1992) was the movie selected for the October virtual movie discussion. TheAmerican\u00a0<\/span>epic\u00a0<\/span>biographical\u00a0<\/span>drama\u00a0about African-American activist\u00a0<\/span>Malcolm X was directed and co-written by\u00a0<\/span>Spike Lee, starring\u00a0<\/span>Denzel Washington\u00a0in the title role. <\/span>Mahmoud Pirouzian hosted the discussion with guest Bahar Davari, who reviewed the movie.<\/p>\n

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A Night of Poetry and Literature \u2013 September 16, 2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

In this virtual event moderated by Farshad Babakhani and the Poetry & Literature group, poetry was read by the attendees.<\/p>\n

Virtual Concert \u2013 Dornab Ensemble — September 25, 2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

Dornab Ensembles performed a virtual concert in September 2020, dedicated to the memory of \u201cEarthman\u201d Manooch Vahdat. Performers included Fernando Gomez (drums), Omar Lopez (bass, guembri), Louis Valenzuela (guitar, oud), and Farhad Bahrami (electric oud).<\/p>\n

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Persian Fall Festival \u201cMehregan\u201d with the Damsaz Ensemble – October 11, 2020<\/span><\/h5>\n

The fourth joint PCC and San Diego Museum of Art Mehregan celebration took place on the evening of Sunday, October 11, 2020. The program consisted of a virtual concert by the Damsaz Ensemble with performers Jessica Kenney (vocal), Niloufar Shirini (kamancheh), Shahab Azinmehr (tar), and Milad Jahadi (percussion). As in previous years, all proceeds were allocated to the preservation and expansion of the Persian Art gallery at the museum. A special thanks to Ms. Anahita Babaei for managing the event.<\/p>\n

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