The film industry in Iran has been one of the most active and exciting ones in recent years. Luckily for us, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta has been presenting Iranian films for the last ten years. Don’t miss this year’s film series, which ends this weekend. Tickets are $5. Here are the last two films being played:

A Few Days Later…/Chand Rooz Ba’d…
Friday, September 28, 8 PM, Rich Theatre

Fireworks Wednesday/Chaharshanbe-soori
Saturday, September 29, 8 PM, Rich Theatre

For more information, visit the High Museum of Art’s webpage.

Also, check out some of the other great Iranian films that the library owns:

• The Taste of Cherry (dir: Kiarostami, 1997)
• Men at Work (dir: Haghighi, 2006)
• The Wind Will Carry Us (dir: Kiarostami, 1999)
• Gabbeh (dir: Makhmalbaf, 1996)
• Kandahar: journey into the heart of Afghanistan (dir: Makhmalbaf, 2001)
• Turtles Can Fly (dir: Ghobadi, 2004)

1. It’s a Film Festival at the Library!
2. Civil Rights on Film
3. Marvelous Miss Lee
4. Frank McCourt (19 August 1930 – 19 July 2009)
5. National Black Arts Festival!