Iranian documentary series with PELAN

Join us as we screen monthly Iranian documentaries with PELAN. These screenings feature works about Iranians, made by independent Iranian and non-Iranian documentarians, to gain a better understanding of Iran and its people.

This month, we are screening Free Ion by Nassim Nadjafi (Iran –2014-2021, 59 minutes). The director, Nassim, will be in the session and we’ll have a Q&A with her afterwards. This film is in Farsi with English subtitles.

About the film:

A 30-year-old Iranian man, Nima, resists going to military service, having a job, and finishing university after 12 years of being a university student. But his beloved girlfriend, with whom he has been in a serious relationship for several years, will leave Iran, and he needs to complete military service and get his university certificate to join her.

The film spent five years of Nima’s life with him, following the challenge between his two beloveds: lifestyle and love.

About PELAN:

PELAN is a non-profit, non-partisan project founded in 2013 and organized by a group of students and graduates of different universities in Vancouver. Since its inception, the primary purpose of PELAN has been to screen documentary films about Iranians, made by independent Iranians and non-Iranians. Although some of these movies have been banned in Iran, they have been shown at international film festivals around the world. In addition to the screenings, we have also been organizing online Q&A sessions with the directors/producers to foster stronger connections between Iranian artists and Iranians in the diaspora. PELAN had to cancel all its events during the pandemic; however, partnering with Blackout Art Society, PELAN resumed its work by screening documentaries at the North Vancouver City Library since the beginning of 2023.