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Kavosh Woman's Group presents Women's Film Festival
and dance party in celebration of International Woman's Day:
Friday March 9, Oaks Theater in Cupertino, 8PM
"Your Name is Cellulite" by Gail Noonanand
A 6 minutes animated film about the disparity that exists between a woman's natural beauty and the ideal set forth in popular culture.Followed by: "The May Lady" by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad
The May Lady depicts a 42 year old divorced Iranian female caught between her role as an "ideal mother" and her own personal life. It is a strong and heart felt feminist plea for a woman's self-determination in the context of a rigid, patriarchal society.
Saturday March 10, PFA in Berkeley at 12 noon
"Your Name is Cellulite" by Gail Noonanand
A 6 minutes animated film about the disparity that exists between a woman's natural beauty and the ideal set forth in popular culture.
Followed by: "Walls of Sand" by Shirin Etesaam and Erica Jordan
Directed by Erica Jordan, Walls of Sand is a moving story of an Iranian student (played by Shirin Etessam, who also co-produced and co-wrote the film), in the United States who is desperate for a Green Card. She takes a job as an au pair for a despondent mother suffering from agoraphobia, but soon finds herself in the middle of a bitter child custody battle between her employer and the woman's husband.
Saturday March 10, PFA in Berkeley, 2PM
"Home Away From Home" by Maureen Blackwood
11 minutes film, a bitter sweet drama that unfolds without dialogue. This prize winning short film conveys the isolation of immigrant women's experiences.
Followed by: "The Planting of Girls" by Viola Shafig
This documentary examines practices of Female Genital Mutilation in Egypt. [FGM, the removal of the clitoris and often part of whole of the labia minora to ensure a woman's premarital and extra martial chastity.] The film examines why FMG is practiced, and it's medical, historical, cultural and sexual significances, all from women's perspectives and in women's voices.
Saturday March 10, PFA in Berkeley, 3:30PM
"Najeeb: A Persian Girl in America" by Tanaz Eshaghian and Taima Smith
This documentary, filmed in New York and Los Angeles, takes advantage of the filmmaker's access to the inner circles of the tightly knit Persian Jewish community, catching her subjects in the intimate spaces of family dinners and at festive social gatherings. Najeeb is a humorous, inside look at love, sex and marriage for a young single Iranian woman living between two different cultures.
Followed by: "The House is Black" by Forough Farokhzad
"Farrokhzad is commonly regarded as greatest Persian poet of the 20th century. Her only film seamlessly adapts the techniques of poetry to its framing, editing, sound and narration. ... Lyrical, ... unflinching and beautiful." Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Enjoy the films and then join us for a dance party in celebration of Woman's Day with D.J. Firooz in LAVASH, SF, Saturday March 10 from 8PM to 2AM
Hors d'oeuvre, tea/coffee will be served. Admission: $20.00
For tickets & Information, please call 408-262-5092.
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