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

Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

• Parviz Shokat as Parviz Shokat
• Bella Warda as Bella Warda
• Taraneh Hemami as Taraneh Hemami
• Mokhtar Paki as Mokhtar Paki
• Torange Yeghiazarian as Torange Yeghiazarian
• Nazy Kaviani as Nazy Kaviani
• Hanif Sadr as Hanif Sadr
• Goli Mohebbi as Goli Mohebbi

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