Join us for our first movie continuing our Iranian feature. We have teamed up with Cinema Detroit to show a screening of Director Jafar Panahi's Offside.
In Offside (2006), a group of women ignore the ban on their gender attending soccer matches and dress as men so they can sneak into the World Cup match between Iran and Bahrain. Complications ensue as they are caught in the act. Made in Iran and subsequently banned there, Offside is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 97% rating.
Doors open at 4:00 p.m. for a sampling of traditional Iranian food, including appetizers, soup, desserts and tea followed by a movie start time of 5:30 p.m.
There will be a variety of food including vegetarian options. We encourage everyone to come, enjoy some food and socialize with some new people prior to the movie.
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Hosted by Cinema Detroit & Peace Meal Kitchen.
Peace Meal Kitchen is low-profit organization dedicated to educating diners on regions that either misrepresented by the media in the United States or are in political turmoil with the US government. Their hope is to create awareness around the diverse range of cultures that exist within the Detroit community and initiate meaningful discussion regarding cultural misconceptions. In the spirit of their mission, the majority of profits from each event are donated to a non-profit dedicated to the betterment of citizens in the country of focus. Learn more at peacemealkitchen.com.
Cinema Detroit is a non-profit, educational institution, and is the only first-run, 7-day-a-week movie theater in Greater Downtown Detroit. They are supported by film lovers like you, whose generosity helps them sustain their operation and fulfill their mission to promote media literacy and arts education, and to provide a community gathering place for watching films and for fostering the dialogue that they spark. They also aim to provide the city of Detroit and metro Detroit region with a breadth of film options, especially the best independent film. Learn more at cinemadetroit.com.
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