Join The Big Picture for a Free Foreign Film This Thursday

As part of Arizona State University's Future Arts Research (F.A.R.) symposium, The Desert Between Us, yours truly will be hosting a free screening of the Abbas Kiarostami film, Taste of Cherry, this Thursday night at the Harkins Valley Art on Mill Avenue in Tempe.The film won the Palme D'Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, and in a body of very impressive work, Taste of Cherry is probably the most well-known by Kiarostami, an Iranian New Wave director who has been making films for almost 50 years. As part of our special screening of the film, we'll also have a brief lecture, question and answer session and a presentation of clips from other Kiarostami works relative to the theme of the evening. The symposium itself lasts from November 20th - 22nd and will provide a link between the Sonoran desert in Arizona with desert landscapes around the world, connecting the cultures through the arts. It's a thoughtful and insightful few days put together by Marilu Knode at F.A.R., who was kind enough to bring me on board to help with the position of film in this cultural exchange.The movie starts at 7pm this Thursday night, and admission is free. So, if you're down for learning a thing or two and checking out a great and very unique foreign film, we'll see you at The Valley Art this Thursday for Kiaromstami's Taste of Cherry.If you want more information on this event or the rest of the F.A.R. Exchange program, email farinfo@asu.edu.