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IM Nowruz (2012)
Short | 17 min | Short

IM Nowruz (2012)

Short | 17 min | Short

"IM Nowruz" (IM as in "instant message") is the story of four Iranian-American cousins struggling to assemble in Los Angeles to commemorate Nowruz, the Persian New Year celebrated at the spring equinox, and the festival of fire that ...See more"IM Nowruz" (IM as in "instant message") is the story of four Iranian-American cousins struggling to assemble in Los Angeles to commemorate Nowruz, the Persian New Year celebrated at the spring equinox, and the festival of fire that precedes it. Unfortunately, physical and emotional distances among them turn the planned gathering into a great challenge. "Can technology save tradition?" is one of several questions the film addresses while examining issues faced by many first generation immigrants such as the shackles of custom, cultural alienation, technological displacement and human sexuality. Written by Amanda Roraback See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Naz Deravian Laila Laila See fewer	Weeds (2005)
Nicholas Guilak Reza Reza See fewer	Saving Jessica Lynch (2003)
Sepideh Haftgoli Mandana Mandana See fewer	2:22 (2017)
Matthew Landon Ezra Ezra See fewer	Orville Vs. Pedro (2012)
Navid Negahban Cyrus Cyrus See fewer	Aladdin (2019)
Jackie Quinones Anacapa Anacapa See fewer	Sick (I) (2018)
Aiden Simko Augustin Augustin See fewer	Sand Sharks (2012)
Stephen Tobolowsky Interviewer Interviewer See fewer	Groundhog Day (1993)