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The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life (2024)

August 31, 2024 Documentary • 55m

Overview

The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life poetically narrates the story of a community of Iranian Americans who have made the San Francisco Bay Area their home over the past five decades. The film explores Iranian immigration through turbulent histories of dissent, revolution, war, and separation, and the reinvention of identity in a new land and culture. The Dawn is Too Far highlights how Iranian students, activists, and artists have navigated displacement while drawing on and influencing Bay Area culture. This community offers a more nuanced story of the Iranian diaspora—the ways that this community enriches the region where they live, work, and build families. The Dawn is Too Far undermines the tired and overplayed news headlines that are dominated by narratives of enmity and mistrust between the government of Iran and the U.S., to offer a more humane understanding of the how people's lives and the sacrifices they make are part of the larger story of immigration.

Director

Persis Karim

Writer

Top Billed

Parviz Shokat

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Top Billed Cast

Parviz Shokat
Parviz Shokat

Parviz Shokat

Bella Warda
Bella Warda

Bella Warda

Taraneh Hemami
Taraneh Hemami

Taraneh Hemami

Mokhtar Paki
Mokhtar Paki

Mokhtar Paki

Torange Yeghiazarian
Torange Yeghiazarian

Torange Yeghiazarian

Nazy Kaviani
Nazy Kaviani

Nazy Kaviani

Hanif Sadr
Hanif Sadr

Hanif Sadr

Goli Mohebbi
Goli Mohebbi

Goli Mohebbi

Crew
Soumyaa Kapil Behrens
Soumyaa Kapil Behrens

Director of Photography

Ardalan Payvar
Ardalan Payvar

Original Music Composer

Eli Duggan-Daniels
Eli Duggan-Daniels

Assistant Editor

Robert Barbarino
Robert Barbarino

Additional Camera

Shelly Ho
Shelly Ho

Additional Camera

Sami Nasser
Sami Nasser

Additional Camera

Harry Jireh Porras
Harry Jireh Porras

Additional Camera

Omri Shir
Omri Shir

Additional Camera

David Sandwisch
David Sandwisch

Production Sound Mixer

Kimia Akbari
Kimia Akbari

Production Assistant

Ariana Damavandi
Ariana Damavandi

Production Assistant

Mehrdad Aslani
Mehrdad Aslani

Archival Footage Research

Shannon Badiee
Shannon Badiee

Archival Footage Research

Naazley Boozari
Naazley Boozari

Archival Footage Research

Safa Danesh
Safa Danesh

Archival Footage Research

Parisa Mazarei
Parisa Mazarei

Archival Footage Research

Kimia Akbari
Kimia Akbari

Translator

Isaac Olsen
Isaac Olsen

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marc Leyda
Marc Leyda

Dialogue Editor

Michel Marrano Holbrook
Michel Marrano Holbrook

Audio Post Coordinator

Miguel Moreno
Miguel Moreno

Assistant Editor

Reza Kabiri
Reza Kabiri

Additional Camera

Justine Jacob
Justine Jacob

Legal Services

Wyatt Irmen
Wyatt Irmen

Additional Camera

Bailey Seifferly
Bailey Seifferly

Additional Camera

Flavia de Souza
Flavia de Souza

Consulting Editor

Emily Kaplin
Emily Kaplin

Assistant Editor

Joseph Ara
Joseph Ara

Additional Camera

Nicholas Nguyen
Nicholas Nguyen

Production Assistant

Alexandra Margolin
Alexandra Margolin

Archival Footage Coordinator



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$150,000

Revenue

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