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Event
Formerly Youth Square 3/27/2023 10:00 AM
Formerly Youth Square (Subtitled)
Run Time: 70 minutes
Screening Time(s):
Monday, March 27 at 10:00am
Thursday, March 30 at 12:20pm
Directed by Mina Akbari
Synopsis: Journalist Mina Akbaris FORMERLY YOUTH SQUARE, which opens with a photograph of a group of 70 journalists taken about 20 years ago in Javanan Square. Of those, only six continue to work in their profession, including the filmmaker. Many emigrated after the 2009 unrest that followed allegedly rigged elections, a few were imprisoned, and others simply left the field. Akbari narrates the film and interviews many of the journalists from the shuttered Jamee newspaper. They speak about repression and their professional histories, referring to the difficulties and pitfalls of their careers in Iran. Formerly Youth Square drew such a large audience because such sensitive topics are rarely discussed in public forums and because the filmmaker is herself a respected journalist.
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LocationHarkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre
"7000 E Mayo Blvd, Suite 1059"
Phoenix, AZ 85054
United States
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