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SUMMARY:Pearls on the Ocean Floor, A new documentary about Iranian wom
 en artists
DESCRIPTION:\"This event has been listed on farhang.org by Morono Kian
 g Gallery and is NOT officially sponsored or endorsed by the Farhang F
 oundation.\"\n\nLos Angeles, CA - Morono Kiang Gallery presents a spec
 ial preview screening of Pearls on the Ocean Floor, a new documentary 
 (in progress) by Robert Adanto, about the lives and work of contempora
 ry Iranian women artists around the world. The segment being presented
  includes interviews with Afshan Ketabchi, Sara Rahbar, Leila Pazooki,
  Parastou Forouhar, Shirin Neshat, Negar Ahkami and Pooneh Maghazehe. 
 The director will be present for question & answer after the film.
  This program is presented in tandem with the current exhibition Trace
 s of Being: Iran in the Passage of Memories.\n\nThe screening will sta
 rt at 3 pm on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Downtown Independent Cinema
 , just over a block away from the gallery, followed by a reception at 
 Morono Kiang Gallery.\n\nAbout Pearls on the Ocean Floor:\n“Facing i
 ssues of identity, gender, and social restrictions, the female artists
  in Pearls on the Ocean Floor speak with a compelling quiet reserve an
 d a striking boldness. Their work reveals encounters between religion 
 and secular modernity, change and tradition, contemporary life and his
 tory. These brave women seem to know now more than ever that their voi
 ce must be heard and their people understood. Through their words and 
 their art, the real Iran will be discovered and this important histori
 cal moment will be documented.”\n\nRobert Adanto is an independent d
 ocumentary filmmaker. His debut feature-length documentary, The Rising
  Tide, premiered at the United Kingdom's China Now! Festival and has b
 een screening throughout U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia.\n\n
 Admission is free. RSVP is required.\nTo RSVP please email info@morono
 kiang.com with \"Pearls\" in the subject line. Please include your nam
 e and phone number and indicate the number of guests.\n\nTraces of Bei
 ng, Iran in the Passage of Memories is on display through Saturday Nov
 ember 21, 2009.\n\nFor more information visit http://www.farhang.org/e
 vents/pearls-on-the-ocean-floor-a
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091115T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091115T163000
CATEGORIES:film, screening
LOCATION:Downtown Independent Cinema
WEBSITE:http://www.moronokiang.com
URL:http://www.moronokiang.com
CONTACT:213-628-8208
ORGANIZER:Morono Kiang Gallery
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN=shilla:ht
 tp://www.farhang.org/profile/shilla
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Shala O'
 Neil":http://www.farhang.org/profile/ShalaONeil
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Farhang 
 Foundation":http://www.farhang.org/profile/FarhangFoundation
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Shervin 
 S.":http://www.farhang.org/profile/ShervinS
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