Screening of Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments in Paris
Posted by By ifvc at 11 February, at 12 : 01 PM Print
The Association of the World Study of Zoroastrianism held a special two-part program at the Cultural Center for Zoroastrianism from 6:30PM to 11PM entitled ‘Esfandgân: journée de la femme,’ a celebration of women in the arts. The program included a screening of Bahman Maghsoudlou’s feature-length documentary Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments. Following an introduction by Ms. Vanecha Roudbaraki and Yassaman Shahrokh in which they spoke about the program and the Center, which began operation in 2010, a recorded message from Iran Darroudi was shown. Ms. Darroudi was unable to attend the program in person owing to unforeseen circumstances. After the screening, the enthusiastic audience participated in a Q&A with Mr. Maghsoudlou, and then dinner was served.
The second portion of the program was a fine arts presentation by five female performers, each representing a different nation: Irina Kataeva (Russia), Vanecha Roudbaraki (Iran), Evdokija Danajloska (Macedonia), Sona Khochafian (Armenia) and Clara Ponty (France/USA). All performances were beautiful and well-received.
The full house of 150 enjoyed the proceedings immensely. Among the attendees were such notable figures as Mr. Shahrokh Golestan, Houshang Assadi, Mohammad Haghighat, Ali Abbassi, and Iraj Adibzadeh. This was the second screening of the film in Paris. The Association Socioculturelle des Iraniens en France previously screened the film on June 27 at their center.
