At one time, you could see a different American film in Tehran every night. Mehrnaz Saeedvafa, who grew up there, went with her father to the cinema and became a great fan of crazy American comic Jerry Lewis.
She left Iran at an early age, becoming a filmmaker and Professor of Film & Video at Columbia College in Chicago. In this ingenious film, she looks back on her childhood through images of her beloved Jerry.
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Keep Us, Keep Us
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Mory Wants a Wife
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Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2012
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 38"
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
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