Nation of Exiles

Nation of Exiles
Directed by Bavand Karim
Produced by Bavand Karim
Written by Bavand Karim
Production
company
Be Positive Pictures
Distributed by Alexander Street Press
Release date
  • March 25, 2010 (2010-03-25) (United States)
Running time
 57 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Nation of Exiles is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by filmmaker Bavand Karim.[1]

Synopsis

The documentary examines the roots of the Iranian Green Movement, and explores the potential for social media and citizen journalism to affect the dissemination of information around the globe. The film features interviews with Columbia University Professor Hamid Dabashi, and Ellyn Angelotti of the Poynter Institute, and includes footage of violence by government-backed militias against non-violent demonstrators and young people in Iran.[2]

Nation of Exiles screened at festivals in the United States, Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, and the U.K.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bavand Karim filmography on IMDb
  2. ↑ "Nation of Exiles". Top Documentary Films. 2010.
  3. ↑ Foster, Shelby (October 13, 2011). "Independent Streak: Films by Meadows alumni win festival awards". SMU Magazine.
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