Mouth Harp in Minor Key: Hamid Naficy in/on Exile

Overview

At the center of this documentary are Hamid Naficy, a historian of Middle Eastern and Iranian cinema and his family, who remained in Iran. Behind them, however, we see the shadows of thousands of other families whose offspring - artists, researchers, scientists - live far away from their homeland. In following Naficy's personal and professional life, this documentary reels in his generation as well, to explore identity, immigration, exile and the cultural purgatory that is created as immigrants try to preserve their ancestral sense of belonging while seeking to establish a new home.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 13, 2017

Original language

Persian

Spoken languages

English, Persian

Countries

Iran, United States of America

Cast

Hamid Naficy

Director

Maryam Sepehri

Producer

Payman Fotovat,Maryam Sepehri

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7822152