People You Think You Know

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# Episodes
9 episodes
Rating
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Episodes of People You Think You Know

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  Bend it Like Iran - (with Hooman Majd)
  
  Disappearing cigarette packet warnings, receding head scarves and Ahmadinejad's PhD. -- visit www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com/ theblog for extra features and context.
  - Release date
    
    Dec 22, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    05:20
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  Internet and Tea - part 2
  
  Its hard for me to reconcile the images of violence that spread across the globe after the Iranian election with the peaceful streets I witnessed a year before. What was going on behind the walled courtyards of Tehran while I was there? Well, for one thing, millions of tech savvy people my age sat behind computers tripping through cyberspace, absorbing everything they could of the world both inside and outside their nation's borders. Here's a glimpse of Iran's Internet Generation. -- visit www...
  - Release date
    
    Dec 22, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    03:56
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  Email From Tehran
  
  I can't explain how odd (and enjoyable) it is to hear 50 Cent and Kanye West blast out between Iranian pop songs while driving through the Iranian countryside... -- visit www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com for extra features and context.
  - Release date
    
    Dec 22, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    02:04
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  Paradise Lost
  
  A country split between it's centuries old traditions and modernity, Iran's culture is evolving rapidly. See supplementary content on the official site - www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com - or leave a comment on the blog - www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com/theblog.?
  - Release date
    
    Dec 12, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    04:12
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  Iranian election reaction: june 20, 2009
  
  During the height of the protests, it was nearly impossible to get a hold of our family in Iran. Finally we called a family member in Germany who had just gotten back from a visit to the country. He had a lot to say, here's just a few minutes of the conversation. It wasn't particularly reassuring. See supplementary content on the official site - www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com - or leave a comment on the blog - www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com/theblog.?
  - Release date
    
    Dec 12, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    03:23
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  Internet and Tea - part 1
  
  The Iranian code of etiquette called "ta'arouf," is a complex and multi-faceted phenomenon with cultural as well as political implications. It smothers almost every social interaction with a labyrinth of expected requests, responses and counter requests that is nearly impossible to explain to an outsider. Yet in many ways it exemplifies the Iranian psyche more than any other single facet of Iranian life. In ta'arouf you witness Iranians' deep sense of pride, coupled with intense self-deprecati...
  - Release date
    
    Dec 12, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    03:12
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  The President and the Shah
  
  U.S./Iran relations have not always been as they are today. We have decades (perhaps centuries) of diplomatic, political and cultural misunderstandings to thank for that. Here's a glimpse of the world before the Islamic Republic and the current turmoil of the 2009 Iranian Election. See supplementary content on the official site - www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com - or leave a comment on the blog - www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com/theblog.?
  - Release date
    
    Dec 12, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    02:45
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  The Planets Will Have to Wait
  
  The last century has been a particularly tumultuous period in the history of Iran, with one upheaval of society and culture after another. As I set out to make a movie about "my place in this world," I realize that until I come to terms with that history, I won't be able to say much about anything at all. See supplementary content on the official site - www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com - or leave a comment on the blog - www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com/theblog.?
  - Release date
    
    Dec 12, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    07:37
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  intro to People You Think You Know
  
  People You Think You Know is an open-ended documentary project that began filming in the fall of 2007. So far it has captured footage throughout the United States and Iran. As I continue to shoot new material and develop the project, this channel will serve as a sketchbook of thoughts and resources, an invitation for viewer participation and a behind the scenes look at a feature-length film in the making. See supplementary content on the official site - www.peopleyouthinkyouknow.com - and foll...
  - Release date
    
    Dec 12, 2009
  - Runtime
    
    02:04