23rd Iranian Film Festival (MFAH Screenings): Avalanche
- When
- February 02, 2016
- Where
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Museum of Fine Arts Houston – Brown Auditorium
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston,TX 77006 - Cost
- $2 - $10.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston presents the 23rd Houston Iranian Film Festival January 22 – February 2, 2016.
For the 23rd edition of the longest-running MFAH film festival, the Museum is honored by the presence of actress Fatemeh Motamed Arya. She is scheduled to attend a rare, Tuesday-night screening on February 2, accompanied by her husband, actor Ahmad Hamed.
Another highlight of this year’s festival is a new documentary about artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, who is represented in the Museum’s permanent collection.
The Houston Iranian Film Festival continues at Asia Society Texas Center and Rice Cinema.
Film selections were made in collaboration with Tom Vick of the Freer and Sackler Galleries, the Smithsonian Institution’s museums of Asian art; Carter Long of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and Barbara Scharres of the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago.
Avalanche
Directed by Morteza Farshbaf
2014, in Farsi with English subtitles
Iran, 101 minutes
DCP
In Person: Actress Fatemeh Motamed Arya (Simin)
The remarkable Fatemeh Motamed Arya (Simin) gives a nuanced, tour-de-force performance as Homa, a senior nurse taking care of an old woman during a snowstorm that has hit Iran and shut down the city.
The strain of Homa’s responsibilities and the claustrophobic situation bring on insomnia and a personal crisis.
About Fatemeh Motamed Arya (Simin)
Born in Tehran in 1961, Fatemeh Motamed Arya (who goes by “Simin”) has been called “one of the most important actresses and filmmakers of Iran.”
This acclaimed, multi-award-winning actress first got involved in theater during her teen years. She has been nominated nine times for the best actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival and won the Crystal Simorgh four times.
Her appearance at the MFAH is made possible by generous support from the ILEX Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the Society of Iranian-American Women for Education (SIAWE) and the Iranian Cultural Foundation-Houston.
