In 'The Persian Version,' Iranian-American filmmaker creates multi-generational family dramedy

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January 26, 2023

A still from "The Persian Version" by Maryam Keshavars, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute/Photo by Andre Jaeger)

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcasted on Oct. 25, 2023. Find that audio here.

The Sundance Film Festival is underway in Park City, Utah. The celebration of cinema includes dozens of marquee movies. One film is by an Iranian-American writer and director who also won the prestigious Audience Award for a previous feature film at Sundance.

Maryam Keshavarz talks with Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes about "The Persian Version," a sweeping family dramedy. It's about three generations of Iranian women, and it bounces across continents and decades to tell the story.

This segment aired on January 26, 2023.