April 28, 2016
Caitlin Schiffer, a reporter for BUTV10, Boston University's television station, produced this video piece about the April 16-17 performances of Feathers of Fire, a groundbreaking cinematic shadow play based on the Persian epic Shahnemeh (The Book of Kings), hosted by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the Fitzgerald Theatre in Cambridge.
The piece includes performance and backstage footage, and interviews with creator Hamid Rahmanian and other members of the production.
See also: Iran, Film & Visual Art, Literature, Ad Hoc or Co-Sponsored, 2015-16, CMES in the Media, CMES News, Video