2026 Through Women's Eyes

(Block E) Shorts: Role Models

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4 films in package
VITA 2.0
One woman moves from nursing babies to caring for soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine.
Over the Kitchen Table
After years of being silenced through violent opposition, Norma Burton tells an untold story of the battered women's movement.
Mother Pearl
A kindergarten teacher leading a double life as the manager of an escort agency must confront the blurred lines between empowerment, morality, and her own past.
نرموک (Narmook)
A girl falls victim to the tradition of “Bacha Posh” — a practice where families without a son compel one of their daughters to adopt a male role until puberty, in the belief that it will bring good fortune.
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A girl in Iran is raised in the tradition of “Bacha Posh”... a practice where families without a son compel one of their daughters to adopt a male role until puberty, in the belief that it will bring good fortune and a male heir to the family.


WHAT WE LOVE:

This film gives us a peek into a different culture and the customs they follow. Girls and boys are expected to conform to gender norms in all cultures. Here we see it in stark relief.


This film is a part of BLOCK E:

Vita 2.0

Over the Kitchen Table

Mother Pearl

Narmook


This film can be viewed:

Virtually (Virtual Admission) OR

In-person (Saturday, March 7, 2:30 PM, Sarasota Art Museum, SHS Alumni Auditorium)

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    20 minutes
  • Language
    Balochi, Farsi
  • Country
    Iran
  • Premiere
    North American
  • Subtitle Language
    English
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  • Director
    Ghazal Zoghiniya
  • Screenwriter
    Ghazal Zoghiniya
  • Producer
    Ghazal Zoghiniya
  • Executive Producer
    Ghazal Zoghiniya
  • Cast
    Ruqiya Sarshar & Mahbubeh Soltani & Feroze Malaehkeh
  • Cinematographer
    Yousef Safaei
  • Editor
    Sadegh Dehghanpor
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