Persian Food, Film and Discussion Event

Persian Food, Film and Discussion will be featured Saturday, April 26, at another in the "Pizza and Film" series sponsored by Interfaith Paths to Peace. Featured will be guest speaker Rostam Pourzal, president of Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran (CASMII), who will speak about the normalization of relations with Iran. The film "BAM 6.6,” a documentary about a U.S. couple rescued in Iran, will be shown. Read on for details about the event and the film.

The program will begin at 6 p.m. (EDT) Saturday, April 26, at Christ Church Cathedral, 425 S. Second Street, Louisville. The event is free but donations for the food are welcome. 
Interfaith Paths to Peace sponsors the monthly “Pizza & A Movie” events on the last Saturday of each month.  Visit the organization's Web site at www.InterfaithPathsToPeace.org or call 502-214-7322 for more information.    

About the film, “BAM 6.6” :

In 2003 an earthquake of 6.6 magnitudes struck the city of Bam in Iran, killing and injuring tens of thousands of residents and two American tourists. The massive tremor destroyed nearly all of the beautiful ancient city of Silk Road fame. But it failed to shake the local tradition of hospitality to travelers. Relying on interviews that shatter common stereotypes, the hour-long Bam 6.6 follows the experiences of Adele Freedman, a Jewish New Yorker who was on vacation in Bam with her fiancé, Tobb Dell'Oro, when the earthquake struck. Adele, who had to face Tobb's tragic death alone halfway around the world, found unexpected comfort when the Iranians around her reached out spontaneously and made her recovery a priority. Previous screenings have included the 2007 UN Association Film Festival and the Washington National Cathedral.