The Dryden will screen Muhammad: The Messenger of God (Majid Majidi, Iran 2015, 178 min., DCP, Persian w/subtitles) with cinematographer Vittorio Storaro in person and post-screening remarks by Dr. Muhammad Shafiq .

The George Eastman Museum is proud to host the East Coast premiere and very rare screening of one of the latest epic productions filmed by Storaro, with an introduction by Storaro himself. Directed by internationally awarded and respected Iranian veteran Majid Majidi, this extravagant historical spectacle chronicles the first thirteen years in the life of Prophet Muhammad. After the screening, Dr. Muhammad Shafiq, executive director of the Brian and Jean Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue and professor of religious studies at Nazareth College, will provide context and commentary on the film, which has been the source of international controversy.

[source: George Eastman Museum calendar, 2017-Mar-20]