In Ultimate Citizens, Jamshid is an Iranian who came to study in 1970’s America and, due to the Revolution, never went “home". As a guidance counselor in Seattle Public Schools, Jamshid’s best work takes place out of the building and on a playing field with “his kids", the children of refugees and immigrants. Their parents are in the grips of their own struggles to make a living and a home in a strange land. Mr. Jamshid is the charismatic, fiery, funny human with a Frisbee in hand, who is the first to show that "love wins" on the field, off the field, at home with family, or boldly forging a new community, in a new country - one kid, chicken, extreme mile and friend at a time.
- Year2024
- Runtime52 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorFrancine Strickwerda
In Ultimate Citizens, Jamshid is an Iranian who came to study in 1970’s America and, due to the Revolution, never went “home". As a guidance counselor in Seattle Public Schools, Jamshid’s best work takes place out of the building and on a playing field with “his kids", the children of refugees and immigrants. Their parents are in the grips of their own struggles to make a living and a home in a strange land. Mr. Jamshid is the charismatic, fiery, funny human with a Frisbee in hand, who is the first to show that "love wins" on the field, off the field, at home with family, or boldly forging a new community, in a new country - one kid, chicken, extreme mile and friend at a time.
- Year2024
- Runtime52 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorFrancine Strickwerda