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| In 2009, Neda continues to speak at select conferences and Universities across the country – screening her webisode series produced by Chat the Planet as well as her documentary to discussing the importance of cultural diplomacy through entertainment and the arts. Most recently, she was invited to screen her film at the US Library of Congress. She is on the cultural advisory committee of Americans for Informed Democracy, (an organization with a reach to over a thousand universities worldwide) for their 'Hope Not Hate' initiative. |
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In the eyes of the west, Iran is a land of Islamist extremists, support for terrorism, and dangerous nuclear ambitions. But as one of the largest and youngest population in the Middle East (nearly 50 million out of 70 million of Iran's population is under the age of 30), there is a cultural phenomenon happening where these children of the revolution are experiencing a social and cultural growth process, that is different than what many people outside of Iran perceive them as. With an enthusiasm for self expression and entertainment, young Iranians look and live a lot like us, while proudly maintaining their own culture and identity -- and many outside of Iran don't even know it. Even as the fear and possibility of armed conflict, we remain stranded in ignorance about the so called "enemies" of our future. In following its mission of fostering global youth dialogue, Chat the Planet has partnered with Iranian filmmaker, Neda Sarmast, to produce Nobody's Enemy. This ground-breaking documentary lifts the veil of secrecy that has shrouded the faces of Iran's young people for the past 30 years. It examines their lives, voices and hopes in a time of great change and international instability. In the lead up to the most historic elections of the past three decades and a possible conflict with America or Israel, Neda, a first time Iranian-American documentary filmmaker, reentered the country of her birth and uncovered stories that young Iranians want to tell us -- stories we need to hear. |
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Right now Iran is seen as a country of contradictions and tension. Nobody's Enemy provides a necessary and intriguing peak into the heart of Iran's young people who stand at the center of its challenges and at the helm of its future. There is nothing more pressing on the international stage than relations between Iran and the West. It is absolutely essential that we begin to understand each other and this film will be a landmark step in the direction of dialogue and tolerance. A small step towards humanizing a culture that is so often dehumanized in the media today. |
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