FAITH AND SACRIFICE: THE BAHA’IS IN IRAN from Education Under Fire on Vimeo.

“The world needs to know about the plight of the Baha'is of Iran” are the stirring words spoken by Iraj Kamalabadi at the opening of this powerful short film. His sister, Fariba Kamalabadi, is serving a 20-year prison sentence.

‘Faith and Sacrifice’ weaves together accounts of nine family members of Baha'is who have faced imprisonment, torture and execution under Iran’s present government and features commentary by Mr. Glenford Mitchell, retired member of the world governing council of the Baha'i Faith who was deeply involved, at the highest levels, in the early days of the defense of the Iranian Baha'is.

Referring to the systematic attempt by the Islamic Republic of Iran to destroy the Iranian Baha’i community, Kimia Kline, whose grandfather, Fat’u’llah Ferdowsi, was executed in 1982 tells us… “The Iranian government wants these lives erased, their memories erased. But, when you sacrifice something as irreplaceable as your life…that is inherently unforgettable.”

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: David Hoffman
PRODUCER / DIRECTOR: Jeff Kaufman
EDITOR: Spencer Seibert
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Colin Trenbeath
FIELD AUDIO: Daniel Kaufman

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