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July 17, 2008

Dear Educator,

Rarely does a film contain enough teaching elements to hold students’ attention while also introducing material that can support a variety of academic disciplines.

The National Council for Social Studies, the largest association in the United States devoted solely to social studies education states:

“In a democratic and multicultural society, students need to understand multiple perspectives that derive from different cultural vantage points. This understanding will allow them to relate to people in our nation and throughout the world.”

Persepolis is offered for your consideration as such a film – capable of bringing to life the realities of living through an Islamic Revolution and its effects on family life.

Because the film is about a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, your students will be able to relate to the history, politics, religion and human rights issues in the film through the eyes of someone close to their age.

Persepolis also shows how the ordeals of teenagers throughout the world have common elements while at the same time driving home the contrasts of a society that represses freedom of expression.

Sincerely,

Jim Bilello

President, US Marketing, Inc.