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A Moon for My Father (2019)

Overview

Mania Akbari collaborates with British sculptor Douglas White to coin a tender fusion of langauge, where a meeting of cinema and sculpture investigates the processes of physical and psychological destruction and renewal. Begun a matter of weeks after first meeting, the film charts a deepening artistic and personal relationship exploring the nature of skin, family, death, water, desire and, throughout, a powerful will to form. Akbari looks into the connection between her body and the political history of Iran, investigating the relationship between her own physical traumas and the collective political memory of her birthplace. As she undergoes surgeries on a body decimated by cancer, remembrance and reconstruction provide a framework for investigating how bodies are traumatised, censored and politicized, and yet ultimately remain a site of possibility.
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Douglas White profile
Douglas White

Director

Mania Akbari profile
Mania Akbari

Director

Cast

Mania Akbari profile
Mania Akbari

Herself

Douglas White profile
Douglas White

Himself

Mania Akbari profile
Mania Akbari

Herself

Douglas White profile
Douglas White

Himself

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Release Date

March 25, 2019

Original Language

English, Persian

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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A Moon for My Father (Trailer @ CPH:DOX 2019)

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