Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, is presenting a free screening of “Abbas Kiarostami: A Report” on Sunday, September 25, 2016, from 2:00-5:00pm, at UMD Stamp Atrium Room.
“Abbas Kiarostami: A Report” is a 2013 documentary film produced and directed by Bahman Maghsoudlou about acclaimed Iranian film director, photographer, artist and poet, Abbas Kiarostami, who passed away on July 4, 2016, in Paris at the age of 76. The film looks at Kiarostami’s career, with a special focus on his first feature, 1977’s “The Report”.
The screening will be followed by a ceremonial planting of a cherry tree and a panel discussion with special guest, Bahman Maghsoudlou, and UMD Professors, Eric Zakim, Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak and Fatemeh Keshavarz, Chair and Director of Roshan Institute for Persian Studies.
The screening is free and open to the public.
