the framework of the short film festival in Tehran; A duel between a "strong woman" and a "victim woman" Zahra Ardknifard commented on "Iran": the film "Shabhol" presents the true picture of the strong Iranian woman's desire to break the inner fears and the patriarchal social barriers through the narration of the first female doctor who operated on a body. Unlike films that invite women to take legal action against violence, some works like "Frozen" have taken a very neutral stance by reducing femicide to remorse and tears on the part of the killer. Although there has been growth in addressing issues such as headship in the household and domestic violence, our cinema needs to go beyond "mourning the suffering of women" and move towards "representing female activism and power". Read the full text here.

the framework of the short film festival in Tehran; A duel between a "strong woman" and a "victim woman" Zahra Ardknifard commented on "Iran": the film "Shabhol" presents the true picture of the strong Iranian woman's desire to break the inner fears and the patriarchal social barriers through the narration of the first female doctor who operated on a body. Unlike films that invite women to take legal action against violence, some works like "Frozen" have taken a very neutral stance by reducing femicide to remorse and tears on the part of the killer. Although there has been growth in addressing issues such as headship in the household and domestic violence, our cinema needs to go beyond "mourning the suffering of women" and move towards "representing female activism and power". Read the full text here.