Marooned in Iraq A Talk with Bahman Ghobadi Good Kurds, Bad Kurds

Tonight's program includes Marooned in Iraq, a feature by director Bahman Ghobadi, and a documentary about Ghobadi's work by series organizer Jamsheed Akrami. Also screening is an illuminating documentary by journalist Kevin McKiernan.

Come early for a free reception at 6 pm in the Wexner Center CafÈ. In Marooned in Iraq (2003; 97 mins.), an Iranian musician named Mizra and his two sons search for Mizra's ex-wife, a singer stranded during Saddam Hussein's chemical bombings of Kurdistan in the 1990s. Jamsheed Akrami explores this film with its director in A Talk with Bahman Ghobadi (20 mins.).

Good Kurds, Bad Kurds (2001; 80 mins.) is journalist Kevin McKiernan's illuminating documentary on Kurdish struggles. Noted cinematographer and director Haskell Wexler makes an appearance in the film.

Join us for a free reception on at 6 pm in the Wexner Center CafÈ. Enjoy complimentary refreshments and meet film director and series organizer Jamsheed Akrami. The reception is hosted by Ohio State's Middle East Studies Center, the New Diversity Initiatives Office of the Multicultural Center, and the Wexner Center.