Desert One
Order a virtual screening of Desert One!
You can order a virtual screening of Desert One for just $9.99, after which you’ll have 14 days to start the film. Once you’ve started, you can watch the film as many times as you’d like within the next 72 hours, all in an online screening room created just for patrons of the JBFC.
With each screening of Desert One purchased during this period, you’ll provide much-needed support to both the JBFC and Greenwich Entertainment—who will evenly split the revenue—as we work together to continue bringing our audience exciting new and repertory releases.
Any questions? Check out our Virtual Screening Room FAQ.
About Desert One:
2019. 107 m. Barbara Kopple. Greenwich Entertainment. US. English/Persian (Farsi) with subtitles. NR.
Using new archival sources and unprecedented access to key players on both sides, master documentarian Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, USA) reveals the true story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages captured during the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Both a riveting military documentary and an intimate story of personal tragedy, this compelling film dissects an infamous moment in US history with nuance and humanity.
Desert One is a part of the Global Watch film series.
This series is sponsored by:
Louis & Anne Abrons Foundation
Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation
With generous support from:
National Endowment for the Arts
- To take advantage of this screening option, you will follow this link to Eventive. You will first need to register on this site with your own personal login details (you will not have access through your existing JBFC account). It’s very easy! You will enter your name and email address and set a password. Signing up is totally free.
- This film can be viewed on any computer, laptop, iPad, Chromebook, or other mobile device.
- IMPORTANT: The only way to watch this film on a television is to mirror or cast from one of the above devices to your television, or connect your laptop/device directly to an input on your television via HDMI or VGA cables.
- For any questions regarding streaming connection or payment issues, you will need to visit Eventive’s help page.
- Please feel free to reach out to JBFC support for non-streaming questions at support@burnsfilmcenter.org.
- Please note that we are unable to offer member prices.
