This event is in the past.It took place on March 15, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Drama Film
Drama FilmSohrab Shahid Saless fled Iran in 1975 and made this haunting portrait of a Turkish guest worker's isolation in cold Berlin. The rare 4K restoration screens with an introduction by UC Berkeley professor Minoo Moallem.
Iranian New Wave cinema
Contemplative drama
Expert-led screening
Art house gem
Tips
🎬"The progenitor of poetic realism in Iranian cinema" (Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema)
🎧German, Turkish, Farsi with English subtitles
🎤Arrive early for the professor's intro
Far from Home
Downtown Berkeley
Drama FilmDrama FilmSohrab Shahid Saless fled Iran in 1975 and made this haunting portrait of a Turkish guest worker's isolation in cold Berlin. The rare 4K restoration screens with an introduction by UC Berkeley professor Minoo Moallem.
Iranian New Wave cinema
Contemplative drama
Expert-led screening
Art house gem
Tips
🎬"The progenitor of poetic realism in Iranian cinema" (Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema)
🎧German, Turkish, Farsi with English subtitles
🎤Arrive early for the professor's intro
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