1. Foreign Female Filmmakers Part 3
Women in Film
Foreign Female Filmmakers Part 3

2. Persepolis
Written and directed by Iranian born filmmaker Marjane Satrapi.

3. Historical Context
News report from the time of the Islamic Revolution in Iran

4. Historical Timeline (highlights)
1960: Iran, along with Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela, found the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to consolidate power over the oil industry, a main financial resource for all the countries.
1961: Shah begins reforms called the “White Revolution” under guidelines pushed by Kennedy administration.
1963: Ayatollah Khomeini rises to power, protesting the Shah’s rule and US involvement in Iran.
1979: The Islamic Revolution begins
Please read through the timeline created by “2010 One Book One Philadephia” which compares historical events with the events from Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel.

5. Marjane Satrapi and Stephen Colbert

6. The Graphic Novel The story of a childhood
A first-hand account of what it is like to grow up in Iran.
Graphic novel = literary form of comic book.
The title refers to the ancient capital of Persia (modern day Iran).