Runaway

Flim/Video WOMEN WITH VISION: RESTLESS AGE RUNAWAY DIRECTED BY KIM LONGINOTTO AND ZIBA MIR-HOSSEINI FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2002, 8 PM $6 ($4 WALKER MEMBERS) AUDITORIUM

From the makers of Divorce Iranian Style comes another inside look at life in Iran. In order to escape their patriarchal and abusive families, young Iranian girls run away from their homes to reside in women's shelters in Tehran. This documentary critiques the oppressive society these women struggle to escape and brings to light the empathy and camaraderie between them. The film "reveals the compassionate side of Islam rather than following the Western media's more clichéd demonizing, and leaves the viewer free to decide" (Variety). 2001, U.K., color, 35mm, in Farsi with English subtitles, 87 minutes.

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CASSETTE BOYS & GIRLS: #1 KIM
DIRECTED BY CHRISTINE KNOLL
First in a series about the phenomenon of mix tapes, Cassette features a mix-maker commenting on her collection by sharing memories connected to the songs on the tape.

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