| Targeting Iran | |
| Director: | Andy Norris |
| Producer: | Andy Norris Brent Streeper |
| Starring: | David Barsamian Noam Chomsky Vandana Shiva Stephen Kinzer Trita Parsi |
| Runtime: | 71 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Targeting Iran is a 2013 documentary film "designed to help Western audiences understand the complexities of historic and contemporary U.S./Iranian relations in an effort to derail potential military action."[1] Based on the 2007 book of the same name by David Barsamian, the film "seeks to elucidate the myths and popular misconceptions surrounding Iran's nuclear aspirations."[2]
Portland filmmaker Andy Norris[3] approached Barsamian about making a film based on the book after seeing him give a reading at the Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita, Oregon in October 2007. Visual footage of contemporary Iran was provided by travel writer Rick Steves.[4]
Targeting Iran was included in the lineup of the 2013/2014 season of the Noor Iranian Film Festival.[5]
Willamette Week gave the film a "Critic's Score" of 'C', saying "Targeting Iran is a classic case of TMI: Norris tries to pack a 272-page book into 71 minutes of film, and the resulting documentary starts to burst at the seams."[6]