The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life (2024)

Özet

The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life poetically narrates the story of a community of Iranian Americans who have made the San Francisco Bay Area their home over the past five decades. The film explores Iranian immigration through turbulent histories of dissent, revolution, war, and separation, and the reinvention of identity in a new land and culture. The Dawn is Too Far highlights how Iranian students, activists, and artists have navigated displacement while drawing on and influencing Bay Area culture. This community offers a more nuanced story of the Iranian diaspora—the ways that this community enriches the region where they live, work, and build families. The Dawn is Too Far undermines the tired and overplayed news headlines that are dominated by narratives of enmity and mistrust between the government of Iran and the U.S., to offer a more humane understanding of the how people's lives and the sacrifices they make are part of the larger story of immigration.

Oyuncular

• Parviz Shokat

  Parviz Shokat

• Bella Warda

  Bella Warda

• Taraneh Hemami

  Taraneh Hemami

• Mokhtar Paki

  Mokhtar Paki

• Torange Yeghiazarian

  Torange Yeghiazarian

• Nazy Kaviani

  Nazy Kaviani

• Hanif Sadr

  Hanif Sadr

• Goli Mohebbi

  Goli Mohebbi

Ekip

Yönetmen

Persis Karim

Yapımcı

Persis Karim

Görüntü yönetmeni

Soumyaa Kapil Behrens

Müzik

Ardalan Payvar

Kurgu

Corey Ohama