The Girl in the Sneakers (Dokhtari Ba Kafsh-Haye-Katani)
"Harrowing!" – LA TIMES  "Poetic!" – VARIETY ** screened widely on West Coast In the Islamic Republic of Iran, strict laws govern public interaction between the sexes.  Boys and girls who are not related can be picked up by the police for doing nothing more than simply enjoying a walk together in the park. 15-year-old Tadaie and her friend Aideen undergo such a humiliation.  Tadaie’s furious parents forbid her to ever see the boy, but the spirited Tadaie refuses to give in.  She decides to leave home and thus begins a fascinating odyssey through the Tehran streets that are not without danger to this sheltered, upper-middle-class girl. THE GIRL IN THE SNEAKERS tells a beautiful story of youthful rebellion and its consequences. Made without any moral judgment, it is a lovely snapshot of first love and its subsequent disappointment.