Hello everyone, welcome to my page 🙂 I come from Iran. I am a multi-artist, but I studied graphic design. I came to Germany three years ago because, as a woman and artist in Iran, I could not be free. But even here in Germany, I have not yet found freedom. I have so much respect for art and peace, especially for human rights, which I never found in my home country and still do not find here. My mission is to help people become aware of who they really are. I especially stand up for women and children who do not have the awareness of what peace, freedom, happiness, and self-worth are. I am really happy to be part of KINO ASYL. I want to have a voice here. I do my best to share the experiences and voices from the hearts and stories of people who do not have the chance or opportunity for their voices to be heard or who have no voice at all.
This film is based on Manijeh Hekmat’s extensive field research among female prisoners in Iran. It depicts the life of Iran’s lost generation over the two decades since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, using the claustrophobic life of women behind bars as a metaphor for society as a whole. Its protagonist, Mitra, is in prison because […]
