Shirin Neshat: The House is Black
Iranian-American filmmaker Shirin Neshat presents a rare screening of Forough Farrokhzad’s landmark short film The House is Black (1962). Neshat will also present excerpts of her own films.
Proclaimed by director Mohsen Makhmalbaf as “the best Iranian film,” The House is Black is credited with ushering in the New Wave in Iranian cinema. This unsparing portrait of human suffering weaves haunting narration together with lyrical fragments of Farrokhzad’s poetry, the Qur’an, and the Old Testament. The House is Black has been an important inspiration in Neshat's own work.
Following the screenings, Neshat will be joined in conversation with Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, professor and founding director of the Center for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland.
This event is part of "Muslim Voices Festival," a multi-venue arts festival and conference, presented by Asia Society, BAM, and NYU Center for Dialogues, from June 5-14, 2009 throughout New York City, that includes artists from India, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Syria, and the U.S.
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