The Circle – Women’s Action Network event – 26th August 2009
The Circle
by Jafar Panahi
When: Wednesday 26 Aug at 6.30 pm
Where: Human Rights Action Centre, London
The Circle begins with a black screen and the cries of a woman giving birth in a maternity ward. The newborn child is a baby girl, the grandmother moans ‘the in-laws will be furious. They’ll insist on divorce’. From day one, in other words, being female in a patriarchal theocracy like Iran marks you out as an inferior citizen. The director follows with deep empathy and compassion the thwarted efforts of several women to escape from a situation of entrapment within the system.
Winner of the FIPRESCI Award for best feature and the Golden Lion at the 2000 Venice Film Festival.
This screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with invited guests:
* Ann Harrison, Researcher on Iran at the International Secretariat
* Diana Nammi, Chair of the Iranian & Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation
* Rouhi Shafii, Iranian writer and member of the Women’s Action Network Committee
There is a requested £5.00 donation for this event. To book your place go to the online form http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_booking.asp?ID=1215&#booking
Download event flyer (pdf) http://www.amnesty.org.uk/uploads/documents/doc_19559.pdf
For more information about the Women’s Action Network see their directory entry.
