The Suitcase of A Persian-Navajo Activist

Sahar Khadjenoury is a Persian-Navajo actor and TV producer living in the Navajo Nation. In this profiling documentary, she shares the experience of growing up with the only Iranian in the Navajo territory as her father. She expresses the interplay between her two cultures, highlighting some of their commonalities. This is a fascinating story, an exploration of both Indigenous American and Iranian culture, raising questions about identity, indigeneity, cultural bridges, and barriers. Sahar talks about how racism and sexism shaped her identity and convinced her to leave Hollywood and return to her motherland. This is the 1st episode (Pilot) of the 5th season of Chamedan (Suitcase); A TV Docu-Series launched in 2013 on BBC World Service - Persian TV. Chamedan (Suitcase) is an interview-style profiling documentary that focuses on the Iranian diaspora. The 5th season theme which was aired in Jan 2022, is on racism, discrimination, black Persians, and Persian woman.