Open door policy: L.A. lures Iran crew

‘Wind’s Eye’ completes shoot in America

By PETER CARANICAS

As the American public was riveted by the spectacle of riot police suppressing the massive demonstrations disputing the results of Iran’s June 12 election, one crack appeared in the wall between the two countries.

Surprisingly, Iranian helmer Masoud Jafari Jozani managed to secure visas for members of his cast and crew to travel to and film in the U.S. — the first Iranian production to do so since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

“This would have been impossible a few months ago,” said Jozani from one of his Los Angeles locations. “Obama has changed things.”

Iranian movie cameras roll in US
James Reinl, UN Correspondent (Last Updated: September 13. 2009 10:53PM UAE / September 13. 2009 6:53PM GMT)
NEW YORK // As Washington and Tehran perform a diplomatic dance over Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme, one group of Iranian filmmakers has benefited from the apparent thaw in relations between the long-standing enemies.
Masoud Jafari Jozani, an Iranian director, secured a dozen visas to enter the United States and film a movie. “This would have been unheard of a year ago,” said Jozani, who is filming In the Wind’s …

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