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Broken Night
directed by Yang HyoJoo, 1985-; performed by Lee Min-Ji, 1984-, In-gi Jeong, fl. 2010 and Joo-wan Han, fl. 2010 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2010), 23 mins
This South Korean, award-winning film was directed by Hyo-joo Yang and features Joo-wan Han, In-gi Jeong, and Min-Ji Lee.
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directed by Yang HyoJoo, 1985-; performed by Lee Min-Ji, 1984-, In-gi Jeong, fl. 2010 and Joo-wan Han, fl. 2010 (South Korea: Korea National University of Arts, 2010), 23 mins
Description
This South Korean, award-winning film was directed by Hyo-joo Yang and features Joo-wan Han, In-gi Jeong, and Min-Ji Lee.
Date Written / Recorded
2110
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Lee Min-Ji, 1984-, In-gi Jeong, fl. 2010, Joo-wan Han, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Yang HyoJoo, 1985-, Lee Min-Ji, 1984-, In-gi Jeong, fl. 2010, Joo-wan Han, fl. 2010
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Korea National University of Arts
Topic / Theme
Afghan people, American Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Used by permission of Korea National University of Arts.
Awards Event
Busan International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival
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Reaching Silence
directed by Jahar Kanungo, fl. 2005; performed by Kaushiki Chakraborty, Sudeshna Basu, fl. 2005 and Trina Nileena Banerjee, 1981- (India: Kanungo Media Pvt. Ltd.), 1 hour 28 mins
Nisshabdh is a contemplative film about Sarit (Kaushik Chakravarty), a young man whose job as a door-to-door salesman suffers as a result of his mounting sensitivity to sound. When visits to doctors and gurus fail to alleviate his problem, Sarit decides to escape the urban clamor of Bombay city and journeys to th...
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directed by Jahar Kanungo, fl. 2005; performed by Kaushiki Chakraborty, Sudeshna Basu, fl. 2005 and Trina Nileena Banerjee, 1981- (India: Kanungo Media Pvt. Ltd.), 1 hour 28 mins
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Nisshabdh is a contemplative film about Sarit (Kaushik Chakravarty), a young man whose job as a door-to-door salesman suffers as a result of his mounting sensitivity to sound. When visits to doctors and gurus fail to alleviate his problem, Sarit decides to escape the urban clamor of Bombay city and journeys to the sleepy village in which his childhood friend lives. In the village he is introduced to a young, vivacious woman who tries to understa...
Nisshabdh is a contemplative film about Sarit (Kaushik Chakravarty), a young man whose job as a door-to-door salesman suffers as a result of his mounting sensitivity to sound. When visits to doctors and gurus fail to alleviate his problem, Sarit decides to escape the urban clamor of Bombay city and journeys to the sleepy village in which his childhood friend lives. In the village he is introduced to a young, vivacious woman who tries to understand his quirky nature. However, the relationship is thwarted by Sarit's continued obsession with attaining silence. Awards/Festivals: Indian Competition Award, Best Film and Best Actress, Cinefan - Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema 2005.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-10-19
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Kaushiki Chakraborty, Sudeshna Basu, fl. 2005, Trina Nileena Banerjee, 1981-
Author / Creator
Jahar Kanungo, fl. 2005, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Sudeshna Basu, fl. 2005, Trina Nileena Banerjee, 1981-
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Kanungo Media Pvt. Ltd.
Topic / Theme
Communication, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Used by permission of Kanungo Media Pvt. Ltd.
Awards Event
Vesoul Asian Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema
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Rui Ka Bojh
directed by Subhash Agrawal; performed by Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-, Reema Lagoo, fl. 1980 and Pankaj Kapur (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 51 mins
In this family drama, the plot of which is reminiscent of Shakespeare's King Lear, a self-respecting wise old man decides to divide his property among his family. He settles down with his youngest son and soon realizes that without his wealth he is nobody. His sons treat him like a burden; his grandchildren laugh...
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directed by Subhash Agrawal; performed by Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-, Reema Lagoo, fl. 1980 and Pankaj Kapur (India: National Film Development Corporation Ltd), 1 hour 51 mins
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In this family drama, the plot of which is reminiscent of Shakespeare's King Lear, a self-respecting wise old man decides to divide his property among his family. He settles down with his youngest son and soon realizes that without his wealth he is nobody. His sons treat him like a burden; his grandchildren laugh at him. He feels completely detached from his family and decides to cut his ties forever. The point the film is trying to make is that...
In this family drama, the plot of which is reminiscent of Shakespeare's King Lear, a self-respecting wise old man decides to divide his property among his family. He settles down with his youngest son and soon realizes that without his wealth he is nobody. His sons treat him like a burden; his grandchildren laugh at him. He feels completely detached from his family and decides to cut his ties forever. The point the film is trying to make is that old age is like a bale of thawed cotton, apparently weightless. But the passage of time (age) makes this bale more and more wet, and it soon becomes so heavy that everyone wants to throw it off. The strongest point of this film, a first feature by an active writer, is the performance of Pankaj Kapur in the leading role
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-, Reema Lagoo, fl. 1980, Pankaj Kapur
Author / Creator
Subhash Agrawal, Raghuvir Yadav, 1957-, Reema Lagoo, fl. 1980, Pankaj Kapur
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
National Film Development Corporation Ltd
Topic / Theme
Adulthood, Family
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 Used by permission of National Film Development Corporation.
Awards Event
Busan International Film Festival
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شاعر زباله ها
directed by Mohammad Ahmadi, fl. 2010-2012; performed by Leila Hatami, 1972-, Mohammad Eskandari, fl. 1971-2005 and Saber Abbar, fl. 2005-2013 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 17 mins
After administering rigorous examinations in science, religion and politics, the Iranian government assigns a handful of men from the nation's unemployed millions to the undignified job of street-cleaning. The crew is made up of ambitious young dreamers, including a pilot who stares into the sky and a musician who...
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directed by Mohammad Ahmadi, fl. 2010-2012; performed by Leila Hatami, 1972-, Mohammad Eskandari, fl. 1971-2005 and Saber Abbar, fl. 2005-2013 (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 17 mins
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After administering rigorous examinations in science, religion and politics, the Iranian government assigns a handful of men from the nation's unemployed millions to the undignified job of street-cleaning. The crew is made up of ambitious young dreamers, including a pilot who stares into the sky and a musician who conducts over an orchestra of trash. One, a childlike poet, assembles scraps of a beautiful widow's unsent letters and reads of her lo...
After administering rigorous examinations in science, religion and politics, the Iranian government assigns a handful of men from the nation's unemployed millions to the undignified job of street-cleaning. The crew is made up of ambitious young dreamers, including a pilot who stares into the sky and a musician who conducts over an orchestra of trash. One, a childlike poet, assembles scraps of a beautiful widow's unsent letters and reads of her lonely hopelessness. To comfort her, he anonymously mails her the discarded poems of a renowned poet, accompanied by anonymous love letters in his own hand. As the two trade words--his in blank envelopes, hers in the trash--his care for this sorrowful woman grows into quiet love. But how could she ever fall for a destitute trashman? A tender, beautiful film, Poet of the Wastes is an eloquent prayer to the uplifting power of literature and simple acts of love. Awards: Won 2006 African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival "City of Milan" Prize, Won 2006 Reel World International Film Festival Outstanding International Feature award, Won 2006 Molodist International Film Festival Ecumenical Award, Won 2006 Didar Film Festival Best Film.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Leila Hatami, 1972-, Mohammad Eskandari, fl. 1971-2005, Saber Abbar, fl. 2005-2013
Author / Creator
Mohammad Ahmadi, fl. 2010-2012, Leila Hatami, 1972-, Mohammad Eskandari, fl. 1971-2005, Saber Abbar, fl. 2005-2013
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Poverty, Relationships, Religion
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
Awards Event
Busan International Film Festival, Montréal World Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival
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都是正常的
directed by Edmund Yeo, 1984-; performed by Susan Lee, fl. 2010 and Shun Yuan Chong, fl. 2009 (Malaysia: Privately Published), 17 mins
Unhappy farm worker Mei steals some money from her boyfriend Seng, boards a ship to Japan and leaves him broken-hearted. But when she is deported it is Seng that greets her at the harbor for a night of bitter reflection.
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directed by Edmund Yeo, 1984-; performed by Susan Lee, fl. 2010 and Shun Yuan Chong, fl. 2009 (Malaysia: Privately Published), 17 mins
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Unhappy farm worker Mei steals some money from her boyfriend Seng, boards a ship to Japan and leaves him broken-hearted. But when she is deported it is Seng that greets her at the harbor for a night of bitter reflection.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Susan Lee, fl. 2010, Shun Yuan Chong, fl. 2009
Author / Creator
Edmund Yeo, 1984-, Susan Lee, fl. 2010, Shun Yuan Chong, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Used by permission of Edmund Yeo.
Awards Event
Busan International Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
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땅의 여자
directed by Kwon Woojung, fl. 2009 (Seoul, Seoul-si: CinemaDAL, 2009), 1 hour 14 mins
Women peasants work over 14 hours a day but can't earn
even a penny. It is obvious that the cost of labour can't
be measured merely in money, but I wondered with what
those women's labour and sacrifice can be compensated.
The ratio of women in the whole peasant population in
Korea is over 53%. However women peasan...
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directed by Kwon Woojung, fl. 2009 (Seoul, Seoul-si: CinemaDAL, 2009), 1 hour 14 mins
Description
Women peasants work over 14 hours a day but can't earn
even a penny. It is obvious that the cost of labour can't
be measured merely in money, but I wondered with what
those women's labour and sacrifice can be compensated.
The ratio of women in the whole peasant population in
Korea is over 53%. However women peasant are not be
guaranteed their position as subject of agriculture production.
I wanted to show their lives which are out of social
inter...
Women peasants work over 14 hours a day but can't earn
even a penny. It is obvious that the cost of labour can't
be measured merely in money, but I wondered with what
those women's labour and sacrifice can be compensated.
The ratio of women in the whole peasant population in
Korea is over 53%. However women peasant are not be
guaranteed their position as subject of agriculture production.
I wanted to show their lives which are out of social
interest but keep our land and take responsibility of
our food, so I hoped their name to be remembered to all
of us.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Kwon Woojung, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009, 2009-09-09
Publisher
CinemaDAL
Topic / Theme
Korean, Documentary films, Korean people, Women, Farmers, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 by CinemaDAL
Awards Event
Busan International Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival
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Dark Night Of The Soul
directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Yashoda Wimaladharma, fl. 1993-2013, Ravindra Randeniya, fl. 1972-2013 and Swarna Mallawarachchi, fl. 1967-2013 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 15 mins
Suwisal is a successful, middle-aged company director, but he has a melancholic personality and is very forgetful. His beautiful young fiance finds herself having to remind him of daily appointments, special occasions and routine things. Suwisal is a reluctant husband-to-be. He has casual relationships with other...
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directed by Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-; performed by Yashoda Wimaladharma, fl. 1993-2013, Ravindra Randeniya, fl. 1972-2013 and Swarna Mallawarachchi, fl. 1967-2013 (Sri Lanka: Privately Published), 1 hour 15 mins
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Suwisal is a successful, middle-aged company director, but he has a melancholic personality and is very forgetful. His beautiful young fiance finds herself having to remind him of daily appointments, special occasions and routine things. Suwisal is a reluctant husband-to-be. He has casual relationships with other women and appears to be troubled by something deep in his psyche- something he tries to forget in order to maintain emotional stability...
Suwisal is a successful, middle-aged company director, but he has a melancholic personality and is very forgetful. His beautiful young fiance finds herself having to remind him of daily appointments, special occasions and routine things. Suwisal is a reluctant husband-to-be. He has casual relationships with other women and appears to be troubled by something deep in his psyche- something he tries to forget in order to maintain emotional stability. This stability is suddenly upset when he is called to serve on a jury at a murder trial. The defendant is a young sex worker accused of murdering a client. Suwisal recognizes her as Piyum, the young servant from his aunt's house, whom he knew twenty-five years ago. He had a sexual encounter with her and she became pregnant. But refused to see her again and help her through her difficulties. Suwisal is not sure if Piyum recognizes him. She says nothing. He is advised to remain in the jury and he votes with the majority to find her guilty as charged. She is sentenced to ten years imprisonment. But we see that it is Suwisal who has been sentenced to a lifetime of guilt, remorse and despair. He now feels he should share some responsibility for the life Piyum was forced to lead. He tries to lodge an appeal on her behalf but he is advised of consequences if his past becomes public knowledge. Suwisal persists, he visits Piyum in prison and offers her help. Festivals/Awards: Best New Asian Director, Pusan International Film Festival 1996; Amiens International Film Festival 1999; Fribourg Film Festival 1999; Pusan International Film Festival 1996; Hawaii International Film Festival 1996; Singapore International Film Festival 1996; Nantes Festival Of Three Continents 1996.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Yashoda Wimaladharma, fl. 1993-2013, Ravindra Randeniya, fl. 1972-2013, Swarna Mallawarachchi, fl. 1967-2013
Author / Creator
Prasanna Vithanage, 1962-, Yashoda Wimaladharma, fl. 1993-2013, Ravindra Randeniya, fl. 1972-2013, Swarna Mallawarachchi, fl. 1967-2013
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Health, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1996 Used by permission of Prasanna Vithanage.
Awards Event
Busan International Film Festival
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Jalanan
directed by Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006; produced by Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2015), 1 hour 47 mins
A rare look at the vibrant subculture of Jakarta’s street buskers, JALANAN offers fascinating and occasionally heartbreaking insight into Indonesian urban life. Director-producer-cinematographer Daniel Ziv captures the beauty and risks of street life as charismatic buskers Titi, Ho and Boni struggle to make a li...
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directed by Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006; produced by Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2015), 1 hour 47 mins
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A rare look at the vibrant subculture of Jakarta’s street buskers, JALANAN offers fascinating and occasionally heartbreaking insight into Indonesian urban life. Director-producer-cinematographer Daniel Ziv captures the beauty and risks of street life as charismatic buskers Titi, Ho and Boni struggle to make a living. He follows them as they play beautiful music on buses, in markets and on the streets. Personal struggles such as imprisonment, do...
A rare look at the vibrant subculture of Jakarta’s street buskers, JALANAN offers fascinating and occasionally heartbreaking insight into Indonesian urban life. Director-producer-cinematographer Daniel Ziv captures the beauty and risks of street life as charismatic buskers Titi, Ho and Boni struggle to make a living. He follows them as they play beautiful music on buses, in markets and on the streets. Personal struggles such as imprisonment, domestic violence, floods and family illness round out the lives of the musicians. We are also invited to the rural mountains to visit Titi’s family, which proves a poignant counterpart to the rush of the city. The film gives voice and exposure to the lives of Jakarta’s street buskers, and allows us to follow them out of the bus and into their homes. Ziv’s fearless exploration of this subculture is beautifully crafted, interweaving the three stories over several years as they find love, seek education and work to improve their lives. JALANAN is a captivating and ultimately unforgettable documentation of oral culture and marginalized urban lives.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006
Author / Creator
Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Living conditions, Street theater, Performing arts life, Performing arts occupations, Performances, Indonesians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 by Monoduo Films
Awards Event
Shanghai International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Edmonton International Film Festival
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Street Ballad: A Jakarta Story
directed by Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006; produced by Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006, DesaKota Productions (Berlin, Berlin State: Monoduo Films, 2014), 52 mins
JALANAN (‘Streetside’) tells the captivating story of Boni, Ho & Titi, three gifted, charismatic street musicians in Jakarta over a tumultuous 5-year period in their own lives and that of Indonesia. The film follows the young marginalized musicians and their never before seen sub-culture, while also painting a...
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directed by Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006; produced by Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006, DesaKota Productions (Berlin, Berlin State: Monoduo Films, 2014), 52 mins
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JALANAN (‘Streetside’) tells the captivating story of Boni, Ho & Titi, three gifted, charismatic street musicians in Jakarta over a tumultuous 5-year period in their own lives and that of Indonesia. The film follows the young marginalized musicians and their never before seen sub-culture, while also painting a striking, moody and intimate portrait of Indonesia’s frenzied capital city. Using the powerful soundtrack of the musicians’ origin...
JALANAN (‘Streetside’) tells the captivating story of Boni, Ho & Titi, three gifted, charismatic street musicians in Jakarta over a tumultuous 5-year period in their own lives and that of Indonesia. The film follows the young marginalized musicians and their never before seen sub-culture, while also painting a striking, moody and intimate portrait of Indonesia’s frenzied capital city. Using the powerful soundtrack of the musicians’ original compositions to drive the film, it traces their elusive quest for identity and love in the day-to-day of a city overrun by the effects of globalization and corruption.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006, DesaKota Productions
Author / Creator
Daniel Ziv, fl. 2006
Date Published / Released
2012, 2014
Publisher
Monoduo Films
Topic / Theme
Non-traditional jobs, Music careers, Performers, Poverty, Identity (Psychology), Social problems, Indonesians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Monoduo Films
Awards Event
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival
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زندان زنان
directed by Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-; performed by Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012, Roya Taymourian, 1959- and Roya Nonahali, 1961- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 41 mins
Tahereh comes aboard this women's prison as the new warden. Tough and determined to get the prison into shape, she takes a harsh stance and believes that she can break each and every one of her inmates into submission. In particular, Mitra, who is in jail for having killed her abusive stepfather. Over the cours...
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directed by Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-; performed by Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012, Roya Taymourian, 1959- and Roya Nonahali, 1961- (Iran: Iranian Independents), 1 hour 41 mins
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Tahereh comes aboard this women's prison as the new warden. Tough and determined to get the prison into shape, she takes a harsh stance and believes that she can break each and every one of her inmates into submission. In particular, Mitra, who is in jail for having killed her abusive stepfather. Over the course of seventeen years, new inmates come and go, and the relationship between Mitra and Tahereh evolves. And through the life story of e...
Tahereh comes aboard this women's prison as the new warden. Tough and determined to get the prison into shape, she takes a harsh stance and believes that she can break each and every one of her inmates into submission. In particular, Mitra, who is in jail for having killed her abusive stepfather. Over the course of seventeen years, new inmates come and go, and the relationship between Mitra and Tahereh evolves. And through the life story of each inmate, their bonds, and their differences, we see a microcosm of the Iranian society in its post-revolution years. This is the debut feature film of Manijeh Hekmat, an industry veteran. Her daughter Pegah Ahangarani participates in the film playing the parts of Pegah, Sahar and Essy. Awards/Festivals: Amnesty International - DOEN Award, Rotterdam International Film Festival; Ecumenical Jury Award - Special Mention, Fribourg International Film Festival; Tribeca Film Fesstival; Gijon International Film Festival; Hawaii International Film Festival; Venice Film Festival; Bratislava International Film Festival; Vancouver International Film Festival.Singapore International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2009-11-12
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012, Roya Taymourian, 1959-, Roya Nonahali, 1961-
Author / Creator
Manijeh Hekmat, 1962-, Pegah Ahangarani, fl. 2001-2012, Roya Taymourian, 1959-, Roya Nonahali, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Iranian Independents
Topic / Theme
Prisons, Relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Used by permission of Iranian Independents.
Awards Event
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Busan International Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Gijón International Film Festival, Fribourg International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, International Film Festival Bratislava
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