The Department of Asian Studies of the University of British Columbia and UBC Persian Literature Reading Club are delighted to invite all lovers of Persianate Culture to an event celebrating Nowrouz 1400. You and your whole family of all ages are invited to our Film Screening and Shahnameh Performance (Naqqālī)!
This event will be in English and Persian.
Sunday, March 28th, 2021
2:00 PM – 4:15 PM (PST)
Held online via Zoom
Free – Online registration is required here.
Event Program
2:00 pm – 2:10 pm Opening Remarks and Welcome Note by Ross King, Professor and previous Head of the Department of Asian Studies
2:10 pm – 2:50 pm “Rostam Towards Māzandrān” Live Naqqālī by Young Iranians Actors from all around North America
(Appropriate for all ages- Languages : English and Persian)
2:50 pm – 4:30 pm – Film Screening and an Interview with the Director Dr. Farzin Rezaeian
2:50 pm – 3:15 pm Interview with the Director of the Film
(Dr. Hessam Dehghani from the Department of Asian Studies at UBC interviews the Director and Producer Dr. Farzin Rezaeian about the documentary)
3:20 pm – 4:10 pm Film Screening of “The Spirit of Nowruz” by Dr. Farzin Rezaeian
(Appropriate for all ages- Languages : English and Persian)
4:10 pm – Ending Remarks
About the Speaker:
Farzin Rezaeian is an award-winning documentary and educational film producer and director. He studied sociology, political science and communications at the University of Illinois in Chicago and then continued his studies in Iranian arts and civilization.
For the past twenty years, Dr. Rezaeian has researched and written for many educational and documentary films that he has produced or directed at Sunrise Visual Innovations. These include Persepolis Recreated, Iran: Seven Faces of a Civilization, Incredible Isfahan, 5000 Years of Iranian Engineering and The Spirit of Nowruz.
About the Persian Language Program:
The Persian language Program in the Department of Asian Studies provides language courses for heritage and non-heritage speakers, as well as courses in Iranian studies, where it dives deep into the historical and socio-cultural impact of the country.
Spoken today primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, Persian was historically more widely understood in an area ranging from the Middle East to India and exerted a strong influence on languages such as Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi. Persian culture, religion and literature has had an extraordinary impact on Central, Southern and Western Asia as well as other cultures globally.
The Persian language program offers courses at all levels: perfect for those who want to learn basic Persian and Farsi, or those who want to be more proficient speakers.