Only Voice Remains • Directed by Makez Rikweda and Sol Rikweda • 2019 • UK
Only Voice Remains is a documentary that centers on the life of Forugh Farrokhzad, a controversial modernist poet and iconoclast who wrote from a woman’s perspective. Her poetry reflects the thoughts and emotions of women with both delicacy and boldness. Even though her writing is now more than fifty years old, it still resonates powerfully with many people.
The film features reenactments of Farrokhzad’s interviews, her intimate love life, the moments in which she wrote poetry, and the times when she suffered from depression. Rikweda incorporates interviews with poets and literary scholars into her documentary, in which these individuals comment on the influence of Farrokhzad’s work on culture and the people’s imagination.
Only Voice Remains is a documentary that centers on the life of Forugh Farrokhzad, a controversial modernist poet and iconoclast who wrote from a woman’s perspective. Her poetry reflects the thoughts and emotions of women with both delicacy and boldness. Even though her writing is now more than fifty years old, it still resonates powerfully with many people.
The film features reenactments of Farrokhzad’s interviews, her intimate love life, the moments in which she wrote poetry, and the times when she suffered from depression. Rikweda incorporates interviews with poets and literary scholars into her documentary, in which these individuals comment on the influence of Farrokhzad’s work on culture and the people’s imagination.
This short film, in sum, is a mélange of poetic sequences, reenactments, and interviews that come together to paint a powerful image of a legendary female poet who was overlooked by the literary canon influenced by the patriarchy.
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Only Voice Remains • Directed by Makez Rikweda and Sol Rikweda • 2019 • UK
Only Voice Remains is a documentary that centers on the life of Forugh Farrokhzad, a controversial modernist poet and iconoclast who wrote from a woman’s perspective. Her poetry reflects the thoughts and emotions of women with both delicacy and boldness. Even though her writing is now more than fifty years old, it still resonates powerfully with many people.
The film features reenactments of Farrokhzad’s interviews, her intimate love life, the moments in which she wrote poetry, and the times when she suffered from depression. Rikweda incorporates interviews with poets and literary scholars into her documentary, in which these individuals comment on the influence of Farrokhzad’s work on culture and the people’s imagination. This short film, in sum, is a mélange of poetic sequences, reenactments, and interviews that come together to paint a powerful image of a legendary female poet who was overlooked by the literary canon influenced by the patriarchy.
#OnlyVoiceRemains #MakezRikweda #SolRikweda #ForughFarrokhzad #TheHouseIsBlack #IranianPoetry
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Only Voice Remains is a documentary that centers on the life of Forugh Farrokhzad, a controversial modernist poet and iconoclast who wrote from a woman’s perspective. Her poetry reflects the thoughts and emotions of women with both delicacy and boldness. Even though her writing is now more than fifty years old, it still resonates powerfully with many people.
The film features reenactments of Farrokhzad’s interviews, her intimate love life, the moments in which she wrote poetry, and the times when she suffered from depression. Rikweda incorporates interviews with poets and literary scholars into her documentary, in which these individuals comment on the influence of Farrokhzad’s work on culture and the people’s imagination. This short film, in sum, is a mélange of poetic sequences, reenactments, and interviews that come together to paint a powerful image of a legendary female poet who was overlooked by the literary canon influenced by the patriarchy.
#OnlyVoiceRemains #MakezRikweda #SolRikweda #ForughFarrokhzad #TheHouseIsBlack #IranianPoetry
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Only Voice Remains • Directed by Makez Rikweda and Sol Rikweda • 2019 • UK
Only Voice Remains is a documentary that centers on the life of Forugh Farrokhzad, a controversial modernist poet and iconoclast who wrote from a woman’s perspective. Her poetry reflects the thoughts and emotions of women with both delicacy and boldness. Even though her writing is now more than fifty years old, it still resonates powerfully with many people.
The film features reenactments of Farrokhzad’s interviews, her intimate love life, the moments in which she wrote poetry, and the times when she suffered from depression. Rikweda incorporates interviews with poets and literary scholars into her documentary, in which these individuals comment on the influence of Farrokhzad’s work on culture and the people’s imagination. This short film, in sum, is a mélange of poetic sequences, reenactments, and interviews that come together to paint a powerful image of a legendary female poet who was overlooked by the literary canon influenced by the patriarchy.
#OnlyVoiceRemains #MakezRikweda #SolRikweda #ForughFarrokhzad #TheHouseIsBlack #IranianPoetry
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Only Voice Remains is a documentary that centers on the life of Forugh Farrokhzad, a controversial modernist poet and iconoclast who wrote from a woman’s perspective. Her poetry reflects the thoughts and emotions of women with both delicacy and boldness. Even though her writing is now more than fifty years old, it still resonates powerfully with many people.
The film features reenactments of Farrokhzad’s interviews, her intimate love life, the moments in which she wrote poetry, and the times when she suffered from depression. Rikweda incorporates interviews with poets and literary scholars into her documentary, in which these individuals comment on the influence of Farrokhzad’s work on culture and the people’s imagination. This short film, in sum, is a mélange of poetic sequences, reenactments, and interviews that come together to paint a powerful image of a legendary female poet who was overlooked by the literary canon influenced by the patriarchy.
#OnlyVoiceRemains #MakezRikweda #SolRikweda #ForughFarrokhzad #TheHouseIsBlack #IranianPoetry
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The double feature “We’re here, We’re Queer” is now live on Docunight. Featuring: Gracefully • Directed by Arash Eshaghi • 2019 • Iran & Be Like Others • Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian • 2008 • Canada/Iran/UK/USA
You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Gracefully #ArashEshaghi #BeLikeOthers #TanazEshaghian #WereHereWereQueer #QueerCinema #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTCinema #DoubleFeature
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Be Like Others • Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian • 2008 • Canada/Iran/UK/USA
Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
Part of the double feature “We’re here, We’re Queer” now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Gracefully #ArashEshaghi #BeLikeOthers #TanazEshaghian #WereHereWereQueer #QueerCinema #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTCinema #DoubleFeature
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
Part of the double feature “We’re here, We’re Queer” now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Gracefully #ArashEshaghi #BeLikeOthers #TanazEshaghian #WereHereWereQueer #QueerCinema #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTCinema #DoubleFeature
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
CURRENT AFFAIRS 3: Isfahan • Directed by Hossein Torabi • 1976 • Iran
From the 27th of November to the 4th of December 2021 and as part of our Current Affairs screenings, you can watch a free screening of the documentary film Isfahan,
The city of Isfahan, the ancient Persian capital and its stunning architecture, arts and traditions, which is currently experiencing unrest.
Words and narrations are by the late Iranian poet, Ahmad Shamloo.
#FREEscreening #DocunightCurrentAffairs #Zayanderud #IranProtests #Isfahan #HosseinTorabi #AhmadShamloo #NowShowing #OnDocunight #PersianPoetry #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
From the 27th of November to the 4th of December 2021 and as part of our Current Affairs screenings, you can watch a free screening of the documentary film Isfahan,
The city of Isfahan, the ancient Persian capital and its stunning architecture, arts and traditions, which is currently experiencing unrest.
Words and narrations are by the late Iranian poet, Ahmad Shamloo.
#FREEscreening #DocunightCurrentAffairs #Zayanderud #IranProtests #Isfahan #HosseinTorabi #AhmadShamloo #NowShowing #OnDocunight #PersianPoetry #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Be Like Others (1) • Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian • 2008 • Canada/Iran/UK/USA
Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
Part of the double feature “We’re here, We’re Queer” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Gracefully #ArashEshaghi #BeLikeOthers #TanazEshaghian #WereHereWereQueer #QueerCinema #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTCinema #DoubleFeature
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
Part of the double feature “We’re here, We’re Queer” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Gracefully #ArashEshaghi #BeLikeOthers #TanazEshaghian #WereHereWereQueer #QueerCinema #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTCinema #DoubleFeature
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Be Like Others (2) • Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian • 2008 • Canada/Iran/UK/USA
Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
Part of the double feature “We’re here, We’re Queer” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Gracefully #ArashEshaghi #BeLikeOthers #TanazEshaghian #WereHereWereQueer #QueerCinema #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTCinema #DoubleFeature
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
Part of the double feature “We’re here, We’re Queer” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Gracefully #ArashEshaghi #BeLikeOthers #TanazEshaghian #WereHereWereQueer #QueerCinema #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTCinema #DoubleFeature
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Be Like Others • Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian • 2008 • Canada/Iran/UK/USA
Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
Part of the double feature “We’re here, We’re Queer” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Gracefully #ArashEshaghi #BeLikeOthers #TanazEshaghian #WereHereWereQueer #QueerCinema #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTCinema #DoubleFeature
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Be Like Others centers on a group of young men who decide to undergo sex reassignment surgery in a country with strict social views and traditional values. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, sex change operations are legal under religious law. Tanaz Eshaghian’s camera follows along as these young men prepare for their transformation and get ready to be “reborn” into a new life. The rhythm of the film and the interweaving of emotional interviews create an atmosphere of gentle directness that forces viewers to truly see the lives and plights of transgender people.
Although Eshaghian’s mode of telling this story may at first appear simple, it visually reveals its nuances and complexities by means of a slowed-down, acute, and patiently observant sense of compassion and care. The way in which the drama unfolds in this documentary is melodramatic and sculpts an arresting portrait of the transgender experience in Iran.
Part of the double feature “We’re here, We’re Queer” is now live on Docunight. You can watch this program and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Gracefully #ArashEshaghi #BeLikeOthers #TanazEshaghian #WereHereWereQueer #QueerCinema #LGBT #LGBTQIA #LGBTCinema #DoubleFeature
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Platform • Directed by Sahar Mosayebi • 2019 • Iran
Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
You can watch this and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Platform #SaharMosayebi
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
You can watch this and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Platform #SaharMosayebi
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Platform (1) • Directed by Sahar Mosayebi • 2021 • Iran
Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
You can watch this and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Platform #SaharMosayebi
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary
Sahar Mosayebi’s Platform follows three Iranian sisters from the small town of Semirom as they arduously train to become wushu champions. A sense of warmth pervades the film, and a feeling of uneasy and humane compassion enriches the entire narrative while revealing an unexpected atmosphere of pain.
The sisters are driven by competitive ambition, but each has a different personality. This documentary focuses on the personal lives of these sisters and sheds light on the tension between the modesty demanded of women by the Islamic Republic and the fierceness and determination it takes to compete at an elite level. The sisters’ athleticism grew from a life of poverty and was honed by a father who treated them like boys. A revelation about their relationship with their parents is revealed in an achingly understated way and helps to explain some of their drive to succeed. This documentary is filled with unforgettable moments of intimacy, intense and emotional scenes of competition, and humorous dialogue between the sisters. As a whole, it is both enjoyable and unforgettable.
You can watch this and all our other documentaries by becoming a member via docunight.com
#Platform #SaharMosayebi
#JustAdded #NowShowing #OnDocunight #IranianCinema #IranianFilmmakers #IranianDocumentary