Join BFF and film organizations around the world for a global screening of COUP 53 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 at 6:00pm PST, a film produced by BFF Board Member Paul Zaentz.

COUP 53 tells the story of the 1953 Anglo-American coup in Iran that overthrew the democratically elected Prime Minister Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah. Iranian director Taghi Amirani and Bay-Area editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The English Patient) discover extraordinary never seen before archive material hidden for decades. The 16mm footage and documents not only allow the filmmakers to tell the story of the overthrow of the Iranian government in unprecedented detail, but also lead to explosive revelations about dark secrets buried for 67 years. What begins as a history documentary about 4-days in August 1953 turns into a live investigation, taking the filmmakers into uncharted cinematic waters. The roots of Iran's volatile relationship with Britain and America has never been so forensically and dramatically exposed.

Watch the trailer.

Tickets are $12 and half of all ticket sales will go directly to the Berkeley FILM Foundation! Once the event begins, you will have 24 hours to watch the film online.

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