12:00 PM – Sunday, February 23, 2025 – Belleville Public Library

Negar SamakNejad, a university lecturer and running coach, chases her lifelong dream to be the first Iranian woman to climb Mount Damavand, the highest peak in Iran.

She succeeds in reaching the summit from all four sides, but her success comes with a high price. Her remarkable achievement makes her a public figure and role model for Iranian women something the Islamic Republic of Iran can not tolerate, and she is expelled from her university position.