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To The Contrary
Maryam Keshavarz, Director of The Persian Version
Season 32
Episode 3235
Bonnie Erbé interviews Maryam Keshavarz, the director of the new film, The Persian Version. The semi-autobiographical movie follows the story of an Iranian-American woman straddling both cultures’ equal yet disparate influences. It won two awards at the Sundance Film Festival.
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