This film is part of the Silk Screen Film Festival. Admission is free to Pitt students with an ID. Mr. Royami, an eccentric radio producer attempts to schedule an on-air collaborative jam session between an Afghan rock band and the legendary Metallica. Believing that music can go a long way towards demonstrating the kind of compassion missing from global politics, Royami tries to will into reality his most idealistic dream: watching Metallica shred with Kabul Dreams, one of Afghanistan’s premier rock bands.

Director: Babak Jalali
Cast: Lars Ulrich, Larry Laverty, Bosha Dastournezhad
Language: Persian, English, Assyrian, Neo-Armanic, Dari, with English subtitles