Coming Events at Revolution Books

This screening is dedicated Marjane Satrapi, 11/22/69-6/4/26.

Marjane Satrapi’s graphic memoir Persepolis (translated into dozens of languages) brought the humanity of the Iranian people to millions around the world. In her award-winning film based on the memoir, young 'Marji' watches her family's dream being fulfilled when the hated Shah is overthrown in the Iranian Revolution of 1979, only to witness and rebel against the new Iran, now ruled by the repressive Islamic fundamentalist regime.

In a 2012 interview Satrapi also spoke against the growing Christian fascist movement in the U.S.  saying “They are the same! The secular people, we have no country. We the people — all the secular people who are looking for freedom — we have to keep together. We are international, as they” — the fanatics of all religions — “are international.”

We screen Persepolis as the US and Israel have carried out an unprovoked and criminal war that started on 2/28/26. Satrapi opposed both the horrific rule of the US-backed Shah of Iran, AND the rule of the repressive Islamic Republic, which just months ago murdered thousands of protesters. This understanding and perspective is urgently needed now in relation to the US and Israel's unjust attack on Iran and Trump’s repeated threats against Iran and Iranian civilians: to annihilate the “whole civilization” and bomb Iran “back to the Stone Age”.

Marjane Satrapi, her courage and art, will be deeply missed: her spirit of rebellion will live on.

Donations are welcomed.

The Seed of the Sacred Fig was filmed secretly in Iran. A lawyer named Iman, a staunch believer in the oppressive and patriarchal Islamic Republic, has just gotten a promotion which gives him authority over defendants’ life and death. But he must rubber stamp judgments without looking at the evidence. As he confronts his new role, Iran’s streets are filled with the Women Life Freedom movement.  His own daughters are riveted on the protests - what to believe? The official government lies, or the reality they see out their window?

Mohammed Rasoulof is an influential Iranian filmmaker known for his thought-provoking and politically charged cinema. He has faced constant threats and persecution from the Iranian government.

In 2024, The Seed of the Sacred Fig was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival for the Palm D'Or. Days before the screening of the film, the Islamic Republic of Iran sentenced him to 8 years in prison, whipping, and a fine because of his films and political activism. Rasoulof fled on foot to Germany where he now lives in exile.

Our screening is dedicated to the people of Iran, as they face the onslaught of war by the US and Israel and at the same time have been living under and struggling against the repressive Islamic Republic.

Donations are welcomed at the door.