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

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

The Dawn is Too Far shares a multi-generational perspective of Iranians who came to the U.S. as students, refugees and exiles, particularly after the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and charts the longer history of Iranian Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2024-08-31
  • Runtime: 0h 55min
  • Production Company: DOC Film Institute
  • Director: Persis Karim

Summary

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.

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  • Bella Warda

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  • Taraneh Hemami

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  • Mokhtar Paki

    as Mokhtar Paki
  • Torange Yeghiazarian

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  • Nazy Kaviani

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Directing Persis Karim Director
Production Persis Karim Producer
Directing Soumyaa Kapil Behrens Co-Director
Production Soumyaa Kapil Behrens Co-Producer
Editing Corey Ohama Editor
Camera Soumyaa Kapil Behrens Director of Photography
Sound Ardalan Payvar Original Music Composer
Editing Eli Duggan-Daniels Assistant Editor
Visual Effects Jeffrey Higuera Animation
Camera Robert Barbarino Additional Camera
Camera Shelly Ho Additional Camera
Camera Sami Nasser Additional Camera
Camera Harry Jireh Porras Additional Camera
Camera Omri Shir Additional Camera
Sound David Sandwisch Production Sound Mixer
Production Kimia Akbari Production Assistant
Production Ariana Damavandi Production Assistant
Production Ariana Damavandi Publicist
Production Melissa Gheissari Publicist
Editing Mehrdad Aslani Archival Footage Research
Editing Shannon Badiee Archival Footage Research
Editing Naazley Boozari Archival Footage Research
Editing Safa Danesh Archival Footage Research
Editing Parisa Mazarei Archival Footage Research
Crew Kimia Akbari Translator
Crew Hasti Jafari Jozani Translator
Crew Shahriar Esmaeili Translator
Art Navid Ghaem Maghami Title Designer
Sound Isaac Olsen Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Marc Leyda Dialogue Editor
Sound Michel Marrano Holbrook Audio Post Coordinator
Editing Chris Martin Colorist
Editing Miguel Moreno Assistant Editor
Camera Reza Kabiri Additional Camera
Crew Justine Jacob Legal Services
Camera Jesus Roberto Rodriguez Additional Camera
Camera Wyatt Irmen Additional Camera
Camera Bailey Seifferly Additional Camera
Editing Flavia de Souza Consulting Editor
Editing Emily Kaplin Assistant Editor
Camera Joseph Ara Additional Camera
Production Nicholas Nguyen Production Assistant
Editing Nicholas Nguyen Archival Footage Research
Editing Alexandra Margolin Archival Footage Coordinator

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