“A Night with Dariush Mehrjooi” was the name of the program organized by the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Los Angeles in honor of this famous Persian filmmaker. After the screening of the movie “Pear Tree” from the year 1998 by this filmmaker, he and the lead actor of the film, Golshifteh Farahani, answered the questions of the audience about this film and issues related to Persian cinema, the problems of film production in Homeland, and the problem of censorship.