“One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” Nearly eighty years after this statement by Simone de Beauvoir, it’s still true that womanhood is not a biological or natural given, but a product of ...
During the 60s and 70s, Iran experienced a cultural effervescence and women's voting rights despite the authoritarian regime ...
In a "gender-queering ode to self-transformation,” Filmsaaz reimagines the life of 22-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Paris to tell the present-day story of an Iranian artist in Paris.
Iranian cinema has always been nerve-wracking. Whether it is storytelling or performances, the Iranian filmmakers make sure that they let the world know that, despite all the challenges, they have a ...
The awarding of the prestigious Palme d’Or to It Was Just An Accident, the latest film by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, has sparked widespread reactions in Iran and across the global Iranian ...
LOS ANGELES — Empower Women Media proudly announces the release of Who Moved the Jews?, a powerful 13-minute documentary tracing 4,000 years of Jewish presence and resilience in the Middle East.