TUE DEC 13, 2022 7:00 PM THE RUNNER $10 (member) ; $15 (general admission) Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with filmmaker Amir Naderi and actor Madjid Niroumand. Moderated by Jason Kliot. L.A. Premiere of New Restoration Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILM: Inspired by his own childhood, Amir Naderi’s THE RUNNER follows an illiterate 11-year-old orphan (Madjid Niroumand) as he fights, survives, and runs throughout the Iranian port city of Abadan. Cited as the beginning of the post-revolutionary Iranian New Wave, the film delivers remarkable photographic compositions and one of the finest performances by a young actor. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Rialto Pictures