Raised in a working class community outside the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, the son of a Muslim Iranian immigrant father and Southern Baptist mother reflects on his childhood—finding contradiction, conflict, and a grounding sense of community in the traditions that shaped him.
 

Director | Andy Sarjahani
Producer | Patricia E. Gillespie
Facebook | Facebook.com/andy.sarjahani
Instagram | Instagram.com/andysarjahani

IRANIAN HILLBILLY

Raised in a working class community outside the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, the son of a Muslim Iranian immigrant father and Southern Baptist mother reflects on his childhood—finding contradiction, conflict, and a grounding sense of community in the traditions that shaped him.
 

Director | Andy Sarjahani
Producer | Patricia E. Gillespie
Facebook | Facebook.com/andy.sarjahani
Instagram | Instagram.com/andysarjahani

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