The Island of Stability

<p>Two couples prepare for a simple dinner. The hosts Maziar and Lisa Afshari do some last-minute tidying of their mansion in the Pacific Palisades. Their guests Cyrus and Shireen Ghorbani contemplate whether or not they should bring a pastry. For both couples appearance is crucial. A few days prior the Americanized 15-year-old son of the Afsharis called the immigrant son of the Ghorbanis a racial slur at school. What begins as a cordial peacemaking dinner between two Iranian-American couples slowly spirals into petty bickering and a heated debate over the past and future of Iran.</p><p><br></p><p>This darkly satirical debut novella from award-winning filmmaker Omid Iranikhah is accompanied by three short stories that illuminate the complexity of Iranian diaspora life in the 21st century.</p>