IndiePix Films Acquires Acclaimed Iranian Film, DOG SWEAT, March 1st 2011

March 1, 2011 - PRLog -- The film has found worldwide acclaim at the Los Angeles and Tokyo International Film Festivals and was recently nominated for the Acura Someone to Watch Award at the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Shot in secrecy during the build-up to the 2009 elections, DOG SWEAT gives voice to the new generation of Iran, while providing western eyes with a first look into the realities of life amidst this oppressive society.

IndiePix Films will be distributing the film theatrically this summer and handling distribution for DVD, digital, broadcast and new media throughout the United States. The deal was negotiated by Mark DeFrancis of IndiePix and Asher Goldstein of Traction Media.

Director Hossein Keshavarz says “It is almost shocking to think of Iranian teenagers as preoccupied by sex, parties and social status. Why haven’t we these images before? This is because Iranian media, which is controlled by a religious fundamentalist government, only allows images of a nation of pious believers. The western media, which is pre-occupied with the threat that Iran poses for the West, compounds this by never showing what lies beneath the veil. We made DOG SWEAT to show Iran the way it truly is. The film centers on the lives of six characters that sometimes intersect, weaving their separate stories into a tapestry of diverse voices and experiences…”

Director Hossein Keshavarz is available for interviews.

For more information please visit: http://www.dogsweatthefilm.com/

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