Maryam Tafakory · 2024 · 28m
In the mesmerizing experimental film, Maryam Tafakory conjures an archival séance, unpacking the history of Iran’s first-ever women’s newspaper.
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 8:30pm
Razeh-del
In 1998, two schoolgirls sent a letter to Iran’s first-ever women’s newspaper. While they waited to be published, they considered making an impossible film.
Using citations and image intervention, Razeh-del journeys through parallel histories of war on images of women.
This screening is shown in conjunction with the short docu-film Yellow Fever (Ng’endo Mukii, 2012). Yellow Fever reflects on the effect globalization is having on African women’s attitudes towards beauty.
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Ng’endo Mukii · 2012 · 7m
An animated inquiry into African women's beauty perceptions and how they're shaped by Eurocentric ideals