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The Glass House finally comes to Dallas. Join me this Sunday at the Angelika Theater in Dallas (Mockingbird Station) at 2:15 for the premier of this moving documentary that breaks cultural and racial barriers.

With a virtually invisible camera, The Glass House takes us on a never-before-seen tour of the underclass of Iran. This groundbreaking documentary reflects a side of Iran few have access to. It introduces us to a group of courageous women working to instill a sense of empowerment and hope into the lives of otherwise discarded teenage girls.

Melissa Hibbard (my niece) and her hubby Hamid Rahmanian, are the film makers of the award winning documentary film The Glass House. Melissa wrote and produced and Hamid directed the movie. For more info and to see a clip of the film, go to http://www.fictionvillestudio.com/. THE GLASS HOUSE recently won the OSCE HUman Right Award at Docufest, 2009.

Watch the trailer here.

Purchase tickets here (tickets will also be available at the theater Sunday)

Please join me this Sunday for The Glass House at the Angelika Theater at Mockingbird Station in Dallas. The film is showing at 2:15 pm.

Love and peace!

Sandy

The Glass House Team

Susaan is 20 yeas old. She uses temporary marriages to protect herself from the violence and sexual abuse from her brothers. She’s getting an education, learning to defend herself and confronting her past at the center, but does she have what it takes to push herself over that jagged edge and make a good life for herself? While attending the center she has gone from one abusive relationship to another, in search of something or someone to hang on to.

Nazilla is 19 years old. She is being groomed to eventually return to the center and work as social worker. When her mother abandoned the family five years ago, Nazilla was left with the burden of taking care of 6 younger siblings and her father. Most of those years she bottled up her own emotions and submitted to her elders and obligations. Today she dreams of being a famous rap singer but dreams are hard to realize when the responsibilities of other people’s lives weight down hard on you.

Nooshin, 17 years old, strives along side her bigger sister, Nazila, to make something of her future. With the Center’s guidance, she learns a trade and discovers that there’s more to success than a tough, man-hating façade.

Mitra was abandoned by her mother at age 9. Not only has she had to deal with her own loss but also physically suffered the anger and hurt of her father. At the center for more than 6 months, Mitra is learning to fill the empty space her mother left behind with love for herself and her newly discovered talent for creative writing. Still she goes home to her father every night where she is chided for being over weight and lazy. This constant discouragement makes her struggle all the more difficult and physically dangerous.

Samira is only 14 years old. After her parents divorced, she lived alone with her mother who gave a lethal combination of alcohol, crystal meth and ecstasy pills to the young girl to keep her out of her mother’s hair. The social workers at the center work close with state agencies and doctors to try to help her recover but the task is overwhelming. As an addict for more than 4 years, Samira must first overcome a dependency on crystal meth before she can begin the rehabilitation of her soul and spirit.

Nargess, Sussan’s younger sister, is only 10 years old. While Sussan does her best to take care of her little sister, it’s hardly enough to protect her from the dangers of her own home. The center steps in to take Nargess from her abusive environment but the family and state stand in their way.