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To Light a Candle is a documentary by journalist Maziar Bahari, author of the memoir Then They Came for Me.[1]

The film highlights the persecution of Baháʼís in Iran. and focuses on the stories of those individuals associated with the shutdown of Baháʼí Institute for Higher Education.[2] The film had its World Premiere at Stanford University in May 2014.[1] The film was narrated by actor and activist Nazanin Boniadi.[3]

It follows a number of other films on the same topic, most notably The Gardener (2012) by Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Iranian Taboo (2011) by Reza Allamehzadeh.

References

  1. ^ a b ""To Light a Candle", A Documentary Film by Maziar Bahari". Hamid and Chistina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies, Stanford University. May 10, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Baháʼí Institute for Higher Education (Apr 16, 2014). To Light a Candle - trailer for a film by Maziar Bahari (film). IRANWIRE videos.
  3. ^ "Bio: Nazanin Boniadi". Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.


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