No burqas behind bars is a 20 swedish featurelength documentary film made by nima sarvestani on life in a womens. Submissions open for mpaapsa academy film fund if magazine. Notable completed projects include asghar farhadis a separation, winner of the best foreignlanguage oscar in 2012. Realscreen the best in nonfiction, is about the global business of. Four prison cells house 40 women and 34 children, but paradoxically prison becomes a refuge, a place where they can safely express their. No burqas behind bars was screened on 10 march 2014 as part of the monthly film screenings by cineonu vienna, organised by the united nations. Its 40 women inmates, crammed into just four cells, live their lives. Bbc world news storyville global, no burqas behind bars. No burqas behind bars 1h 17min documentary, drama september 20 usa this documentary takes viewers inside one of the worlds most restricted environments an afghan womens prison.
Maryam ebrahimi was inducted into the apsa academy in 2012 for winning the apsa for best documentary feature film for i was worth 50 sheep. Raindance film festival serbia and montenegro october 20. Great news brooklyn film festival has officially selected no burqas behind bars for the 2014 edition lineup. Apr 17, 2019 previous editions of the event have included screenings of mpa apsa academy film fund completed projects burning, a separation, no burqas behind bars and memories on stone.
Other recently completed mpa apsa academy film fund projects. Annemarie jacirs celebrated family drama wajib world premiered at the 2017 locarno film festival. Completed mpa apsa academy film fund projects a separation, no burqas behind bars and memories on stone have received special screenings. No burqas behind bars is a 20 swedish featurelength documentary film made by nima sarvestani on life in a womens prison in afghanistan. Mpa apsa academy film fund celebrates ten years as burning. The documentary was made under difficult conditions but with the full cooperation. Maryam ebrahimi, nima sarvestani, no burqas behind bars. No burqas behind bars ronin films educational dvd sales.
This confusion is at the root of the french parliamentary commissions decision to recommend a partial ban on. There will be one twopart question or one extended response question. The film had an official screening at unesco headquarters in paris and at the mpaa headquarters in washington and was iraqs official submission for the 88th academy awards for best foreign language film. Apr 18, 2019 previous editions of the event have included screenings of mpa apsa academy film fund completed projects burning, a separation, no burqas behind bars and memories on stone. Its 40 women inmates, crammed into just four cells, live their lives entirely cut off from outside society. No burqas behind bars 2012 was her first documentary as a codirector. Nima sarvestani 2012 a film that takes viewers inside one of the worlds most restricted environments. Some manage to escape and are chased by the police.
Completed mpa apsa academy film fund projects a separation, no burqas behind bars and memories on stone have received. No burqas behind bars a documentary by nima sarvestani, idfa. Three mpa apsa academy film fund titles set for cannes as. With maria stella splendore, neide ribeiro, marcia fraga, danielle ferrite. Because the show was not originally intended to become a repeating series, no longterm contract was signed with the participants. In a prison, women rebel against the guards sadism and sexual abuse and decide to run away.
Nima sarvestani completed his acclaimed documentary no burqas behind barswhich won an emmy, a prix europa, and a watch docs awardat a dramatic moment. No burqas behind bars a documentary by nima sarvestani. The followup to no burqas behind bars tracks what happens to a young woman after her release from prison in afghanistan. Jun 03, 2016 no burqas behind bars is an intimate observational documentary shot inside the female section of takhar prison in afghanistan. Four prison cells house 40 women and 34 children, but paradoxically prison becomes a refuge, a place where they can safely express their longings, desires and hopes for the future. Sara leaves an afghan prison, where she could at least feel safe, to face almost certain death because of her abandoned husbands family right to honor. Through the prisoners own stories we explore how moral crimes are used to control women. Stronger than a bullet grants projects doha film institute. Television in the global age no burqas behind bars.
Filmed in the female section of takhar prison in afghanistan, no burqas behind bars closely follows three women, who after fleeing abusive households or arranged marriages, have been jailed for moral crimes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jun 09, 2014 here are the formula brooklyn film fest winners. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing no burqas behind bars near you. Sima, married at ten, is locked away with her five children for 15 years. This confusion is at the root of the french parliamentary commissions decision to recommend a partial ban on burqas. Asia pacific screen awards launch standalone fourday. This documentary takes viewers inside one of the worlds most restricted environments an afghan womens prison. She received a development grant for the documentary no burqas behind bars, which won an international emmy in 2014. Previous editions of the event have included screenings of mpa apsa academy film fund completed projects burning, a separation, no burqas behind bars and memories on. A featurelength cinematographic documentary that takes viewers inside one of the worlds most restricted environments.
Their testimonies draw the contours of this closed world and of the destinies of the women who meet there. No burqas behind bars riff rome independent film festival. Previous editions of the event have included screenings of mpa apsa academy film fund completed projects a separation, no burqas behind bars and memories on stone. We explore how moral crimes are used to control women in afghanistan. No burqas behind bars a documentary by nima sarvestani, idfa 2012. It shows how laws surrounding moral crimes are used to control women in posttaliban afghanistan. The life and deaths of robert hurst and the swedish documentary no burqas behind bars. Poland 6 december 20 watch docs film festival sweden 28 january 2014 goteborg international film festival france 15 march 2014 creteil international womens film festival poland 14 december 2016 watch docs film festival.
No burqas behind bars movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Watch no burqas behind bars online vimeo on demand. A look behind the bars of a fourcell afghanistan prison, where women are disallowed burqas and are held captive for moral crimes, such as leaving an abusive husband. Buy frihet bakom gallerno burqas behind bars from amazons movies store. She studied at the art university of tehran and continued her education at university in stockholm. The film is in competition for best feature documentary. Prison sisters 16th international film festival watch docs. The film was shot over a lengthy period of time inside a womens. Maryam ebrahimis no burqas behind bars, winner of the international emmy. Shawkat amin korki recently won the unesco award at the 8th annual apsas and best film from the arab world during the abu dhabi film festival for his project, memories on stone. Mar 31, 2014 filmed in the female section of takhar prison in afghanistan, no burqas behind bars closely follows three women, who after fleeing abusive households or arranged marriages, have been jailed for. Filmed in the female section of takhar prison in afghanistan, no burqas behind bars closely follows three women, who after fleeing abusive households or arranged marriages, have been jailed for. Shoplifters, winner of best feature film at the 2018 apsas, is scheduled for a screening later this year.
Maryam ebrahimis project, no burqas behind bars, recently won an international emmy award and was nominated in the 7th annual apsas for best documentary feature film. This is no burqas behind bars second premiere in the states and its first east coast. No burqas behind bars is an intimate observational documentary shot inside the female section of takhar prison in afghanistan. Filmmakers nima sarvestani and maryam ebrahimi captured this. Here are the formula brooklyn film fest winners indiewire. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Nima sarvestani completed his acclaimed documentary no burqas behind bars which won an emmy, a prix europa, and a watch docs awardat a. Apr 20, 2015 four of the projects are already completed and have won multiple awards including an academy award, a separation, an international emmy award for documentary no burqas behind bars, best film from the arab world at the abu dhabi film festival and the apsa unesco award memories on stone and have premiered at festivals including the. No burqas behind bars focuses on how moral crimes are used to control women in posttaliban afghanistan. Paris international film festival on human rights fifdh no burqas behind bars focuses on how moral crimes are used to control women in posttaliban afghanistan. Students will be analysing the documentary form through a detailed study of the jinx. No burqas behind bars is a 20 swedish featurelength documentary film made by nima sarvestani on life in a womens prison in afghanistan in takhar prison, afghanistan, 40 women are locked behind bars together with their 34 children. In takhar prison, afghanistan, 40 women are locked behind bars together with their 34 children. Nov 22, 2012 no burqas behind bars a documentary by nima sarvestani, idfa 2012.
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