Women and Iranian Cinema
dal 29/3/2001 al 5/4/2001
Segnalato da
29/3/2001
Women and Iranian Cinema
University, Charlottesville
A conference and screening series sponsored by the University of Virginia Persian Program, Studies in Women and Gender, and by the Virginia Film Festival -- will feature: Marzieh Meshkini, Shirin Neshat, Jafar Panahi.
A conference and screening series
sponsored by the University of Virginia Persian
Program, Studies in Women and Gender, and by the Virginia Film Festival -- will feature:
Marzieh Meshkini
THE DAY I BECAME A WOMAN (2000)
Based on a screenplay by the filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, this
film examines the intricate lives of women in Iranian society.
SHIRIN NESHAT'S TRILOGY AND NEW WORK
Shirin Neshat will present her trilogy of dual-screen videos on
male-female relationships in Iran: TURBULENT, (1999) FERVOR,
(2000), and RAPTURE. (2000). She will also premiere new works,
including a piece commissioned and scored by Philip Glass.
Jafar Panahi
THE CIRCLE (2000)
The latest film by Jafar Panahi (director of THE WHITE BALLOON and
THE MIRROR) follows three women released from prison, whose need
for shelter and money leads them to take desperate measures.
Plus panels on WOMEN IN IRANIAN CINEMA; (Moderator: Kirsten
Nakjavani Bookbinder) CROSSING ARTISTIC BORDERS: FILM,
ARCHITECTURE AND POETRY; (Moderator: Jahan Ramazani) IRANIAN WOMEN
DIRECTORS; (Moderator: Deborah McDowell) and much more.
University of Virginia, 153 and 160 Campbell Hall, Charlottesville, VA