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.
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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.
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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
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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
ILIKENIRVANA - REEL (2016)
