
CLINTON HILL — MAAA FILM WILL screen two Iranian films tonight at an event at JACK, an independent theater in Clinton Hill.
“1001 Frames” had its NYC premiere at the Brooklyn Film Festival last week and won the festival’s top two awards. It will have an additional screening at JACK at 8 p.m., followed by a Q&A with the director Mehrnoush Alia and actor Mohammed Aghebati.
At 6 p.m., JACK will show the documentary “My Stolen Planet” as part of the Iranian Women Film Series.
Reservation-based RSVPs for both films available on Eventbrite here and here.
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