Our Summer in Tehran Trailer.mov

In her Oscar nominated documentary, Promises, filmmaker Justine Shapiro took us into the lives of Palestinians and Israeli children in and around Jerusalem. Justine's new documentary, Our Summer in Tehran, transports us into the seldom seen realm of middle class family life in Iran transcending overt politics in favor of subtle, human, and often humorous moments.

Justine, a Jewish-American filmmaker and former host of the travel series Globe Trekker, takes her 6-year-old son Mateo with her to Tehran where they spend the summer with 3 families: a religious family with ties to he government; a modern, secular family; and a single mom who is an actress. When the Iranian government abruptly gives Justine 48 hours to leave the country, promising relationships are severed.

Filmed in 2007. In English and Persian with English with Persian subtitles. 56 minutes. Produced by Promises Films (a non-profit organization) and the Independent Television Service (ITVS), with partial funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Iran
• Tehran
• Islamic Republic
• Justine Shapiro

[garretsanchez]

we need more movies like this instead of the pulp the hollywood churns out.

[caringfromadistance]

Mateo's word play with Bazaar and Bizarre. Priceless. Can't wait to see the rest.

[davlinful]

Justine Shapiro a true legend in her field

[kimpsuu]

when this is coming out?

[streetinspired]

My goal is to do travelling documentaries eventually. I would love to take my children on the same experiences, but I have 4 of them...that would be a whole new movie! haha. Check out my channel to see mothers and children around the world from global photographers :)

[jaygresh]

If it weren't for politics and religious zealotry, we would all find a way to live in peace.

[folktales]

this looks absolutely awesome, itching to watch this!

[briantravelman]

@Mahdavi1990

what! that's stupid dude! the government shouldnt have the right to force you to wear something! I'm glad i know that now!

iran sucks!

oh, but what if youre a tourist and you dont have a head scarf! also, i think if everyone just refused to wear them, the government wouldnt be able to do shit about it! why dont they vote on it? iranian government sucks!

[Mahdavi1990]

@briantravelman Hi, there's a difference between Iranian culture and Iranian government. The government says they must wear a headscarf, but by the Iranian culture it is not required. If these laws were not there then most of the Iranian women won't wear the headscarf either.

[briantravelman]

i wanna see this!

the only stupid part is that they made her put that thing on her head! its stupid, because they try to make visitors adjust to their culture, but when france tells muslims in their country to take off the head dresses and adjust to French culture, they get offended and make a big deal out of it! i think that's really stupid!