1+1=3 (Yek balavi yek mosavi seh),

Short Poetic Documentary by Alinah Azadeh
9 mins, 2003

Eight women, three cultures, one conversation. A conversation within the third space that living within two cultures creates. Based on extracts from interviews with British-Iranian women on personal culture and memory, this film is a poetic celebration and evocation of cross-over culture and identity.
Awarded Runner-up, ICA Best Short Film of the Festival at the Halloween Short Film Festival, ICA London y 2004. Premiered at Iranian Shorts, Portobello Film Festival, 2003. Screened at the 291Gallery, London; and the LA Freewaves Festival in 2005.
"A film of outstanding beauty, great longing, and a clearly personal statement, Jane Giles, ICA Head of Cinema.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Iran
• Alinah Azadeh
• artist
• british-iranian women
• cultural identity
• ICA film festival
• Prize-winner
• poetry
• Iranian short films

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Beautiful!