SCREENING + CONVERSATION
WITH FILMMAKERS SARA KHAKI AND MOHAMMADREZA EYNI
MODERATORS DAYNA GOLDFINE AND DAN GELLER
“Beautifully crafted… celebrates the profound ways women like Shahverdi can – and do – change the world around them.”
–Sara Clements, Next Best Picture
“Precisely lensed… A deftly shaped work of cinematic nonfiction.”
– Lauren Wissot, IndieWire
“Uniquely propulsive… Practically magical.”
– Siddhant Adlakha, Variety
As the first elected councilwoman of her deeply conservative Iranian village, Sara Shahverdi aims to break long-held patriarchal traditions by training teenage girls to ride motorcycles and stopping child marriages. When accusations arise questioning Sara’s intentions to empower the girls, her identity is put in turmoil.
In Azeri Turkish and Farsi with English subtitles
Directors: Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni (Qatar, Chile, Iran, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, US 2025) 95 min.
TUESDAY, DEC. 9 • 7:00
$15 General | $13 Seniors & Youth | $10 CAFILM members