Actress Tara Grammy and writer/director Sara Zandieh discuss their experiences making their newly released film, A Simple Wedding. Tara stars as the lead of the indie film opposite Maz Jobrani, Rita Wilson and Academy Award winner Shohreh Aghdashloo. The film follows an Iranian-American attorney who falls for a charming but unorthodox man - leading to a wedding that will be anything but simple. In this moderated discussion, Tara and Sara address the challenges they faced in making this film a reality. Sara Zandieh is an Iranian-American filmmaker based in LA. She holds an MFA from Columbia University’s School of Arts and is a recipient of the Fulbright Grant for Filmmaking. Sara recently directed an episode of NBC’s comedy-drama television series Good Girls, starring Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman. Her debut feature A Simple Wedding starring Tara Grammy, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, and veteran actress Rita Wilson, premiered at Film Independent’s LA Film Festival to rave reviews and was released in theaters, Amazon, and iTunes. She is currently developing her next feature film. Tara Grammy is an Iranian-Canadian actress and playwright. She was born in Tehran, but grew up in Toronto, with time spent in the United-States and Germany. Tara is currently a host of Persia’s Got Talent, which is part of the Got Talent family in the UK and US. Tara stars as the lead of the romantic comedy feature, A Simple Wedding, opposite Maz Jobrani, Rita Wilson and Academy Award nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo, which is currently in theaters and also available on VOD, iTunes, and Amazon. Tara also starred in TBS sketch show 2042 as a series regular. Her unique multi-national perspective inspired her to create her award-winning one-woman show Mahmoud, which she co-wrote, produced and starred in. Mahmoud was nominated for a Governor General’s Award, the most prestigious Canadian award in the literary world. Moderated by Arman Shahbazian. Check out the movie here: https://goo.gle/2TUWzfZ.