Checkpoint

MAY 7, 2026 | PARVIZ SAYYAD FOUNDATION | FINE ARTS THEATRE | PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Set aboard a bus stalled at the U.S.-Canada border at the outset of the Iran Hostage Crisis, Checkpoint (1987) unfolds at a pivotal moment in Iranian diasporic history—a tense portrait of exile, anxiety, and ideological division. Written and directed by Parviz Sayyad, the 4lm reveals the striking plurality of perspectives within the Iranian diaspora and the challenge of sustaining dialogue across ideological and generational divides-conflicts that continue to echo within the Iranian community today.

Panel discussion and Q & A in Farsi following the screening, focusing on the mental and emotional weight of displacement and unresolved historical wounds within the Iranian-American community guests: PARVIZ SAYYAD, MARY APICK, HOUSHANG TOUZIE, DR. AZITA SAYAN, MFT.

https://parvizsayyadfoundation.org/checkpoint-screening-may-7/