Shirin Neshat

Film explore Iran's women Sep 10 - Iranian video artist Shirin Neshat presents her first feature film about women's lack of freedom and growing political involvement in 1953 at the Venice Film Festival. She said the story had strong...

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Iranian director Shirin Neshat with the Silver Lion Best Director award for the film 'Women Without Men' during the winners photo call at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. - Joel...

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...the fairy-tale experience of winning the coveted Golden Lion, top prize at the Venice Film Festival aEUR" and sharing the podium with Shirin Neshat, an Iranian-born woman who took the runner-up Silver Lion for her movie Women Without Men. "I...

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...and increased gender-based violence. • Iranian video artist Shirin Neshat has premiered her first feature film about women's rights in 1953 Iran, titled "Women Without Men" at the Venice film festival. Neshat says that much of the material...

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...lack of freedom in their country. Video artist Shirin Neshat's "Women Without Men," screening in the main competition, chronicles the lives of four women at the time of the 1953 foreign-backed coup. Like Makhmalbaf, Neshat sees the...

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...back and I can cry real tears once more." The festival's second prize, The Silver Lion, was awarded to feminist Iranian artist Shirin Neshat, for her striking film Women Without Men. Colin Firth wins best actor at Venice film...

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...Director Award at Venice Film Festival Iranian video artist Shirin Neshat won the Silver Lion for best director for "Women Without Men" at the 66th edition of the Venice film festival on Saturday. The film chronicles the lives of four...

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Shirin Neshat wins Silver Lion at Venice Film Festival 2009 Iranian artist Shirin Neshat picked up the Silver Lion for best director at this year's Venice Film festival. Best known for her photographic and video art Neshat was awarded...

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