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- An Islamic judge in north of Iran condemned a zealous Christian convert, Mehdi Dibaj, from Islam to death. His crime was apostasy. Dibaj had already served ten years in prison. Haik Hovsepian, the leader of Evangelical Christians of Iran, chose to speak out and launch an international campaign for Dibaj's sentence to be overturned. Haik's campaign was successful, and Dibaj was released only a few days before his execution date. But, there was a price to pay... On January19,1994, Bishop Haik Hovsepian disappeared. Twelve days later his corpse was identified by his son. The body had been stabbed 26 times. He was not the last to be martyred. Since then several other Christians have been brutally tortured and put to death. This is the untold story of their sacrifices, courage, commitment and faith.
- Young dancer Parvaneh (Butterfly) gracefully carries her wounds and burdens, holding them close as she dances on a path that she trusts God to lay before her. To her, dancing is thought in the form of movement - to improvise as she goes along rather than to follow a calculated plan. With each step, she grows wiser and entangles herself further with a tantalizing, textured world that never ceases to morph around her. Embracing change as it comes, Parvaneh lives a metaphoric story of transformation that will ignite your imagination.
- Iranians in three parallel stories must decide whether allegiance to their faith is worth it when the cost is unspeakably high. As pressure mounts on every side, these isolated individuals cling to their beliefs in the face of persecution.
- An unexpected event unravels as a group of Iranian intelligence officers raid Dr. Dariush's home, where Christian resources are exposed. Following the discovery, Dr. Dariush is immediately murdered in cold blood. Cyrus, the doctor's son, who witnesses his father's cruel death, is forever changed as a result of his father's murder. Filled with resentment and bitterness, he is unable to cope with the past and push forward. At the turn of events, Cyrus finds himself face to face with his father's killer, now leaving him with a unique opportunity to seek vengeance or redemption.
- As a young Iranian girl witnesses an execution right outside her window, her father shields her from the brutal scene by explaining that the men outside are merely playing a game. This short campaign video brings awareness to those incarcerated and awaiting unjust execution in Iran, as well as those lives already lost.
- When Gilbert Hovsepian was 17, his father was murdered for his Christian faith and human rights activism in Iran. How can a son rectify his faith with the grief of such a profound loss? "I Forgive You" is a letter from Gilbert to those responsible for his father's death.
- A young girl suffers in a refugee camp, and a young wife struggles to make ends meet. From across the world, their stories intertwine in an unexpected message of hope.