Women on Both Sides of the Camera (90 min)

Women on Both Sides of the Camera (90 min)

How politics can control and define female body on screen? Women representation in Iranian cinema one century of struggle, Compliance and censorship.

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Created by Mahshad Afshar
Lead Actors Mahshad Afshar
Supporting Actors Mahshid Torkan
Key Crew WriterDirector Producer :Mahshad Afshar Second Camera: Mahshid Torkan

Genre:

Documentary and Reality


Looking at the formation of the Iranian film industry and its relationship with socio-political events, the film narrates the challenges of women who chose this controversial and unorthodox career in Iran’s patriarchal society and the consequences that they were faced as a result of their choice. Benefiting from a wide range of rare archive materials, this feature-length documentary focuses on one century of the representation of women in Iranian cinema. It also highlights the integral role that female filmmakers have played in Iranian cinema to tell women's stories, to challenge the tradition, sharia law, and ultimately to overcome the suppression of female authority on screen.