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We have amazing news!!! 100 FILMS will premiere this Friday at The Johann Jacobs Museum. This latest documentary by Pirooz Kalayeh includes interviews, artwork, and reactions to the pandemic from people all over the world. #100films #johannjacobsmuseum #piroozkalayeh
Logline: 100 Films traces how people have been dealing with the Covid19 epidemic for the past year around the world. Synopsis: Through guided and unguided pr...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "For You" is an episode about how Iranians are helpless romantics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmEHYScR5gE #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #foryou
Season 2, Ep. 5 - “For You”Pirooz Kalayeh drives across America during the pandemic and asks his student, a relative in Iran, and his mother in America if al...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "The Readathon" is an episode about how I won the Readathon in second grade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP_lApOR3dU#storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #thereadathon
Season 2, Ep. 4 - “The Readathon”Pirooz Kalayeh drives across America during the pandemic and talks with his mother on the phone about winning the Readathon ...
Here's the updated trailer for Sometimes I Dream in Farsi!!!
Pirooz Kalayeh uncovers a traumatic event with racism when he was a child and seeks to heal himself and his family through interviews, therapy, and roleplays...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "Mrs. Ellis" is an episode about how my second grade teacher took me out of ESL classes to learn about Judy Blume with her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hvGcrHAKOs #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #MrsEllis
Season 2, Ep. 3 - “Mrs. Ellis?”Pirooz Kalayeh drives across America during the pandemic and talks with his mother on the phone about his second grade teacher...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "Jogging with a Veil?" is an episode about the oppression women face under the Islamic Regime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pofIhR-UQPo #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #joggingwithaveil
Season 2, Ep. 2 - “Jogging with a Veil?”Pirooz Kalayeh drives across America during the pandemic and talks with a relative about the oppression women face un...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "My Fourth of July" is an episode about how I drive across America during the pandemic and recount a family camping trip in Missouri when I was five years old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUiETpqTw5Y #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #myfourthofjuly
Season 2, Ep. 1 - "My Fourth of July"Pirooz Kalayeh drives across America during the pandemic and recounts a family camping trip in Missouri when he was five...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "The Jesse Owens Story" is an episode about how my family used to sit and watch documentaries about Jesse Owens when I was a child. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbxzaEx_fGE #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #thejesseowensstory
Episode 8 - "The Jesse Owens Story" Pirooz Kalayeh remembers eating on the floor, his hero Jesse Owens, and focusing like a laser. Original Music by Thomas A...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "The Millennium Falcon" is an episode about my love for Star Wars as a child in Indiana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEQs0dsMC4E #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #TheMilleniumFalcon
Episode 7 - "The Millennium Falcon"Pirooz Kalayeh recounts his love for Star Wars, his father's bedtime stories, and his favorite hero, Rostam. Original Mus...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "My Beloved" is an episode about how when I visited Iran as a child and got a baby chick as a pet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YiY5qafg7E&t=1s #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #mybeloved
Episode 6 - "My Beloved"Pirooz Kalayeh recounts his trip back to Iran with his mother when he was four years old and his first love.Original Music by Thomas ...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "Persian Cowboy" is an episode about how my love for the Lone Ranger and Tanto and how I wanted to be a Persian cowboy as a child. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e9oGLC_u5U #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #persiancowboy
Episode 5 - "Persian Cowboy"Pirooz Kalayeh recounts his love for the Lone Ranger, making smoke signals, and the birth of the Persian cowboy.Original Music by...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "Rocky" is an episode about how my father trains me like Rocky during the pandemic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a9Ank_DQRY #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #Rocky
Season 2, Ep. 6 - “Rocky”Pirooz Kalayeh makes it to New York and starts a training regiment to get in shape, and then remembers the last leg of his journey a...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "Bumblebee Stew" is an episode about how my best friend Zhan and I made bumblebee stew for theneighborhood kids in Indiana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9av9Vv3bo4o #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #BumblebeeStew
Episode 4 - "Bumblebee Stew"Pirooz Kalayeh recounts making bumbleebee stew with his friends when he first came to America from Iran. Original Music by Thomas...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "The Lottery Ticket" is an episode about how my mother won the lottery when I was in my 20s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbnfIZF4WrE #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #thelotteryticket
Episode 3 - "The Lottery Ticket"Pirooz Kalayeh's mother tells him about her weekly lottery ticket. Original Music by Thomas Attar BelierTo donate, visit http...
Until Season 4 begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "The Magical Invention of an Ant" is an episode about how my father believes all living creatures are worth millions if he could design them as an engineer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG9Hwn-gOBg#storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #magicalinventionofanant
Episode 2 - "The Magical Invention of an Ant"Pirooz Kalayeh recounts how his father taught him about the magical invention of an ant when they first moved fr...
Pirooz Kalayeh is currently making a new film titled 100 FILMS. If you'd like to participate, send a one minute film about your life during the pandemic to [email protected]. This can be a single shot or a couple clips edited together. No titles or soundtrack needed. He'll be collaging all these together to be released later this this year. You can see an example below. https://vimeo.com/529973627 #100films #piroozkalayeh #yourname
This is an example of one of the 100 FILMS. Here are the guidelines: Choose a subject (person, place, or thing) that deals with your life during the pandemic Keep…
Until Season 4 of Stories Between Iran & America begins in the Fall, we will be sharing past episodes. "Koo-Koo, What?" is an episode about how I was given Persian food for lunch in a briefcase when I first arrived in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb9VKnwDU_I #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #pandemicinema #kookoowhat
Episode 1 - "Koo-Koo, What?"Pirooz Kalayeh tells a story about the Persian dish gormet sabzi and his mom making him koo koo sabzi for lunch when he first cam...
Season 3 - Ep. 9 - "Bobbie"
Pirooz's remember his writing teacher Bobbie Louise Hawkins.
Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier
Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi.
If you are enjoying this film series, please donate to help us continue at https://igg.me/at/storiesbetween
If you'd prefer to make a tax exempt donation to the feature film "Sometimes I Dream in Farsi", which includes portions of these episodes, please visit the International Documentary Association at https://www.documentary.org/project/sometimes-i-dream-farsi
Or visit us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz
To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Has a teacher ever changed your life? This week's episode is about my greatest mentor and favorite storyteller: Bobbie Louise Hawins. https://youtu.be/bJ5APl_xEGE
Season 3 - Ep. 9 - "Bobbie"Pirooz's remember his writing teacher Bobbie Louise Hawkins. Original Music by Thomas Attar BelierAdditional Music by Taher Ghorey...
Have you ever tried to make a bow and arrow? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWgd_QDbZ4A #season3 #episode8 #storiesbetween #iranandamerica #piroozkalayeh
Season 3 - Ep. 8 - "Khaneh Koo-chack"Pirooz's family watches "Little House on the Prairie" during the pandemic and he remembers making a bow and arrow when h...
Season 3 - Ep. 7 - "The Maltese Bully"
Pirooz's relative asks how the bully in Episode 5 got the way he was.
Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier
Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi.
If you are enjoying this film series, please donate to help us continue at https://igg.me/at/storiesbetween
If you'd prefer to make a tax exempt donation to the feature film "Sometimes I Dream in Farsi", which includes portions of these episodes, please visit the International Documentary Association at https://www.documentary.org/project/sometimes-i-dream-farsi
Or visit us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz
To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Episode 7 of Stories Between Iran & America is here! Only two more episodes left in Season 3!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16I-CZX7SoM&feature=youtu.be
Season 3 - Ep. 7 - "The Maltese Bully"Pirooz's relative asks how the bully in Episode 5 got the way he was.Original Music by Thomas Attar BelierAdditional Mu...
Episode 6 of Stories Between Iran & America is now available! https://youtu.be/mf8DWlYlrY8 #storiesbetween #iran #america #piroozkalayeh
Season 3 - Ep. 6 - "Abbott & Costello"Pirooz's mother and brother cook up a storm during the pandemic. Original Music by Thomas Attar BelierAdditional Music ...
Season 3 - Ep. 6 - "Abbott & Costello"
Pirooz's mother and brother cook up a storm during the pandemic.
Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier
Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi.
If you are enjoying this film series, you can make a tax exempt donation to the feature film "Sometimes I Dream in Farsi", which includes portions of these episodes, please visit the International Documentary Association at https://www.documentary.org/project/sometimes-i-dream-farsi
Or visit us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz
To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Who knew cooking during the pandemic could be so funny? Episode 6 - "Abbott & Costello" is now available for view at https://youtu.be/mf8DWlYlrY8
Who knew cooking during the pandemic could be so funny? Episode 6 - "Abbott & Costello" is now available for view at https://youtu.be/mf8DWlYlrY8
Season 3 - Ep. 5 - "Kissie-Kissie"
Pirooz hikes with his dad and remembers being bullied in New Jersey and saving squirrels.
Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier
Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi.
To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Season 3, Ep. 5 is here!!! "Kissie-Kissie" is a story about a bully and my first kiss. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LF2G_eXsDk&feature=youtu.be #bully #firstkiss #storiesbetween #iranandamerica #piroozkalayeh
Season 3 - Ep. 5 - "Kissie-Kissie"Pirooz hikes with his dad and remembers being bullied in New Jersey and saving squirrels. Original Music by Thomas Attar Be...
Season 3, Ep. 4 of Stories Between Iran & America is now available for view!! This week Panauh celebrates his birthday by making a fire, while Pirooz's relative in Iran deals with the chicken shortage in Iran. #storiesbetweeniranandamerica #storiesbetween #piroozkalayeh #chickenandfire #Episode4
Season 3 - Ep. 4 - "Chicken & Fire"Panauh builds a fire with his dad for his birthday, while Pirooz's relative in Iran deals with the food shortage from the ...
Episode 3 of Stories Between Iran & America is out now!!
Stories Between Iran & America - Season 3 - Ep. 3 - "500 Big Macs"Pirooz Kalayeh remembers the last time his entire family got together for Thanksgiving and ...
Season 2, Ep. 3 "It's a Wonderful Love" - This week is remembering my first date: https://youtu.be/mAkiIB9KzKQ #storiesbetween #iranandamerica #piroozkalayeh #onlineseries #familystories #love #GeorgeBailey
Stories Between Iran & America - Season 3 - Ep. 2 - "It's a Wonderful Love"Pirooz Kalayeh watches Christmas movies and remembers his first date at Alexis I. ...
Only 14 days left to reach our stretch goal of $3000 for Stories Between Iran & America https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/stories-between-iran-america#/
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The first episode of Season 3 is out today!! Thank you for your support and donations to get here!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFw9WbAZhdc&feature=youtu.be #storiesbetween #storiesbetweeniranandamerica #piroozkalayeh #thisisjustthebeginning #episode1 #familystories
Season 3 - Ep. 1 - "This Is Just the Beginning"Pirooz Kalayeh watches the Insurrection and remembers his second teacher loaning him a copy of Dr. King's auto...
Before Season 3 comes out on January 18th, we wanted to revisit some of our favorite episodes. Here's a fan favorite about my dream to be a Persian cowboy: https://youtu.be/2e9oGLC_u5U
Episode 5 - "Persian Cowboy"Pirooz Kalayeh recounts his love for the Lone Ranger, making smoke signals, and the birth of the Persian cowboy.Original Music by...
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Season 2, Ep. 6 - “Rocky” Pirooz Kalayeh makes it to New York and starts a training regiment to get in shape, and then remembers the last leg of his journey across America, as he watches the commemorations for September 11th and his relative in Iran tells her perspective on American politics. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi and Slash. If you are enjoying this film series, please donate to help us continue at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz If you'd prefer to make a tax exempt donation to the feature film "Sometimes I Dream in Farsi", which includes portions of these episodes, please visit the International Documentary Association at https://www.documentary.org/project/sometimes-i-dream-farsi To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Season 2, Ep. 5 - “For You” Pirooz Kalayeh drives across America during the pandemic and asks his student, a relative in Iran, and his mother in America if all Iranians are hopeless romantics. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi, and Kiosk Snippet of Bryan Adams "Everything I Do..." and Scorpions' "Winds of Change" is used as educational commentary under the Fair Use Agreement for U.S. documentary filmmakers. If you are enjoying this film series, please donate to help us continue at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz If you'd prefer to make a tax exempt donation to the feature film "Sometimes I Dream in Farsi", which includes portions of these episodes, please visit the International Documentary Association at https://www.documentary.org/project/sometimes-i-dream-farsi To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Season 2, Ep. 3 - “Mrs. Ellis?” Pirooz Kalayeh drives across America during the pandemic and talks with his mother on the phone about his second grade teacher Mrs. Ellis. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi and Dylan Hock. If you are enjoying this film series, please donate to help us continue at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz If you'd prefer to make a tax exempt donation to the feature film "Sometimes I Dream in Farsi", which includes portions of these episodes, please visit the International Documentary Association at https://www.documentary.org/project/sometimes-i-dream-farsi To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Season 2, Ep. 3 - “Mrs. Ellis?” Pirooz Kalayeh drives across America during the pandemic and talks with his mother on the phone about his second grade teacher Mrs. Ellis. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi and Dylan Hock. If you are enjoying this film series, please donate to help us continue at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz If you'd prefer to make a tax exempt donation to the feature film "Sometimes I Dream in Farsi", which includes portions of these episodes, please visit the International Documentary Association at https://www.documentary.org/project/sometimes-i-dream-farsi To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Season 2, Ep. 2 - “Jogging with a Veil?” Pirooz Kalayeh drives across America during the pandemic and talks with a relative about the oppression women face under the Islamic Regime. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi, Dylan Hock, and Ben Lowe If you are enjoying this film series, please donate to help us continue at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz If you'd prefer to make a tax exempt donation to the feature film "Sometimes I Dream in Farsi", which includes portions of these episodes, please visit the International Documentary Association at https://www.documentary.org/project/sometimes-i-dream-farsi To learn more about Masih Alinejad, or her campaign against compulsory hijab, visit https://www.mystealthyfreedom.org/ To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
STORIES BETWEEN IRAN & AMERICA is a new video series created by Pirooz Kalayeh that documents his life between Iran and America. Each story is filled with archival footage, drawings, photographs, animation, re-enactments, and phone calls with his family now during the pandemic and from archival footage of when they first arrived to America in 1979. New episodes air every Monday morning at 8:00 a.m. PST. Season One - Episodes 1-8 - "The Early Years" Ep1: "Koo-Koo, What?" Ep2: "The Magical Invention of an Ant" Ep3: "The Lottery Ticket" Ep4: "Bumblebee Stew" Ep5: "Persian Cowboy" Ep6: "My Beloved" Ep7: "A Millennium Falcon" Ep8: "The Jesse Owens Story" Episode 1 - "Koo-Koo, What?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb9VKnwDU_I Pirooz Kalayeh tells a story about the Persian dish gormet sabzi and his mom making him koo koo sabzi for lunch when he first came to America and his American classmates' reactions. Episode 2 - "The Magical Invention of an Ant" - https://youtu.be/TG9Hwn-gOBg Pirooz Kalayeh recounts how his father taught him about the magical invention of an ant. Episode 3 - "The Lottery Ticket" - https://youtu.be/TbnfIZF4WrE Pirooz Kalayeh's mother tells him about her weekly lottery ticket. Episode 4 - "Bumblebee Stew" - https://youtu.be/9av9Vv3bo4o Pirooz Kalayeh recounts making bumbleebee stew with his friends when he first came to America from Iran. Episode 5 - "Persian Cowboy" - https://youtu.be/2e9oGLC_u5U Pirooz Kalayeh remembers his love for The Lone Ranger, making smoke signals, and getting in a lot of trouble. Episode 6 - "My Beloved" - https://youtu.be/8YiY5qafg7E Pirooz Kalayeh recounts his trip back to Iran with his mother when he was four years old and his first love. Episode 7 - "The Millennium Falcon" - https://youtu.be/iEQs0dsMC4E Pirooz Kalayeh discusses his love for Star Wars, his father's bedtime stories, and his favorite hero, Rostam. Episode 8 - "The Jesse Owens Story" - https://youtu.be/zbxzaEx_fGE Pirooz Kalayeh rem
Episode 1 - "Koo-Koo, What?" Pirooz Kalayeh tells a story about the Persian dish gormet sabzi and his mom making him koo koo sabzi for lunch when he first came to America and his American classmates' reactions. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier New episodes every Monday at 8:00 a.m. PST. To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info To donate to help make more of these, visit https://www.patreon.com/pirooz
Episode 2 - "The Magical Invention of an Ant" Pirooz Kalayeh recounts how his father taught him about the magical invention of an ant when they first moved from Iran to America. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Episode 7 - "The Millenium Falcon" Pirooz Kalayeh recounts his love for Star Wars, his father's bedtime stories, and his favorite hero, Rostam. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi If you are enjoying this film series, please donate to help us continue at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Episode 6 - "My Beloved" Pirooz Kalayeh recounts his trip back to Iran with his mother when he was four years old and his first love. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier Additional Music by Taher Ghoreyshi If you are enjoying this film series, please donate to help us continue at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Episode 1 - "Koo-Koo, What?" Pirooz Kalayeh tells a story about the Persian dish gormet sabzi and his mom making him koo koo sabzi for lunch when he first came to America and his American classmates' reactions. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier New episodes every Monday at 8:00 a.m. PST. To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info To donate to help make more of these, visit https://www.patreon.com/pirooz
Episode 5 - "Persian Cowboy" Pirooz Kalayeh recounts his love for the Lone Ranger, making smoke signals, and getting in a lot of trouble. Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier If you are enjoying this series, please donate to help us continue at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit http://www.piroozkalayeh.info
Episode 4 - "Bumblebee Stew" Pirooz Kalayeh recounts making bumbleebee stew with his friends when he first came to America from Iran. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/Xg0W31om0rM Original Music by Thomas Attar Belier If you are enjoying this series, please donate to help us continue at https://www.patreon.com/pirooz To view more episodes or other films by Pirooz Kalayeh, visit piroozkalayeh.info
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