Coming to the Cinematheque November 23, 2024 at 7 p.m.

Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life (1925) is a documentary film that follows a branch of the Bakhtiari tribe of Lurs in Persia as they and their herds make their seasonal journey to better pastures, and is considered one of the earliest ethnographic documentary films.

With original score composed and performed by Mahtab Nadalian, santour. A graduate of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran, since 2014 Nadalian has performed in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, and Pittsburgh.

Join us at the Cinematheque for what promises to be an unforgettable evening. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit their website.