Quietly ruling the roost
Sight and Sound, Jan. 1999, v. 9, no. 1, pp. 18-19
Author Sheila Johnston interviews 18-year-old Samirah Makhmalbaf, daughter of Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf, about her debut film, The Apple / Sib, based on the real life story of a mother and father who kept their 12-year-old twin daughters locked up from birth, eventually discovered by concerned neighbours, and the difficulty of being a female director in Iran.
Hadani Ditmars talks to another female Iranian director, Rakshan Bani-Etemad about her film May Lady, about a divorced documentary filmmaker in her 40s.
ITEM 1999.092 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Salam Cinéma – Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Gabbeh – Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Silence – Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Cyclist – Mohsen Makhmalbaf
The Apple / Sib – Samirah Makhmalbaf
Off the Limits / Az Nahdoudeh – Rakshan Bani-Etemad
Nargess – Rakshan Bani-Etemad
The Blue Veil / Rusariye Abi – Rakshan Bani-Etemad
May Lady / Banooyn-e Ordibeheshi – Rakshan Bani-Etemad