Hi All, I'm writing from Women Make Movies, the leading nonprofit distributor of films by and about women. I thought the members of this listserv would be interested in our newest release, MY STOLEN REVOLUTION, a stirring documentary that Film Pulse calls "...a powerful testament to an unyielding human spirit." MY STOLEN REVOLUTION is essential viewing for any course studying Iranian history, Middle Eastern women's studies, Islamic studies, prison studies, psychology, and torture. Nahid Presson Sarvestani takes us on a deeply personal journey, exploring the 1979 revolution in Iran from the perspective of the women who suffered through it. MY STOLEN REVOLUTION < http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c866.shtml> A student activist in Iran's 1979 revolution that overthrew the dictatorial Shah, Nahid Persson Sarvestani fled to Sweden with her baby after Islamists seized power and began persecuting leftists who had been their revolutionary allies. Three decades later, events in Iran inspire Nahid to revisit that part of her life. Prompted by brutal crackdowns on anti-government protests in 2009 and long-suppressed guilt for abandoning a younger brother to imprisonment and death, the internationally acclaimed filmmaker locates and reunites with five female activists who survived torture and terror in the Islamist regime's jails. Now living in exile, the women share gripping accounts of how their jailers tried to break them physically and spiritually, and describe what sustained them during these horrible ordeals. With the support of these stalwart survivors, Sarvestani finds answers to haunting questions about her brother's last days. Shifting skillfully between past and present, this deeply personal documentary is an essential resource for understanding Iran today. A film by Nahid Persson Sarvestani 2013, 75 minutes, Color, DVD, Swedish/Farsi, English Subtitles Institutional Price: $350.00 DVD Rental Price: $125.00 K-12, Public Libraries, Community Groups: $89.00 Watch the trailer <http://www.wmm.com/advscripts/wmmvideo.aspx?pid=247> Purchase the film <http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c866.shtml> **************************************** GENERAL ORDERING INFORMATION All orders must be accompanied by an institutional purchase order or Prepayment. Payment may be made by institutional check, money order, or Visa, MasterCard, AMEX. Women Make Movies *115 W. 29th Street, Suite 1200, New York, NY* [log in to unmask] Tel: 212.925.0606 x360 Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for your support! Sincerely, Amy Aquilino Women Make Movies Distribution and Sales Coordinator 115 West 29th St., Suite 1200 New York, NY 10001 (p) 212-925-0606 ext. 305 (f) 212-925-2052 (e) [log in to unmask] ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: https://listserv.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html