06 March 2013, 05:30 am
9TH IAWRT ASIAN WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2013
Programme Type
Festivals

Thus a Noise Speaks (38 min; 2010; documentary/fiction; Japan)
Director: Kaori Oda
The filmmaker returns home from abroad and comes out to her family

Wakefulness (13 min; 2010; short fiction; Iran)
Director: Noushin Meraji
Accompanied by his young son on a jungle road, a man is looking for his lost wife

Moones (15 min; 2011; short fiction; Iran)
Director: Afsaneh Mohtashami
The gentle rhythm of the everyday life of a couple who seek to have a child but can't

The Rock (10 min; 2010; animation; Iran)
Director: Sarah Namjoo
In a barren landscape a solitary man prays to a huge rock everyday

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

Sick (10 min; 2012; short fiction; Hong Kong)
Director: Chu Hoi Ying
A girl notices her mother's strange behavior one night"¦

21 Days and Me (58 min; 2011; documentary; Iran)
Director: Shirin Barghnavard
The filmmaker shares her dilemma of whether she should be a mother or not

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

From 14:30 to 16:20
Hoi Choi (96 min; 2012; feature; India)
Director: Debarati Gupta
The trials and tribulations of a small independent theatre group

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

From 16:40 to 18:10
American Alley (90 min; 2008; documentary; South Korea)
Director: Kim Dong-ryung
The film follows the lives of migrant women who live and work as entertainers in GI clubs in Dongducheon area

From 18:30 - 20:30
Green Grey (20 min; 2010; documentary; Iran)
Director: Laleh Barzegar
An experimental piece imbued with love and longing for trees in the urban jungle of Teheran

A Woman Sings Under the Ice (10 min; 2011; animation; Iran)
Director: Maryam Khalizadeh
A poignant tale of a father and son living a lonely life

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

Self Portrait with 3 Women (75 min; 2010; documentary; China)
Director: Mengqi Zhang
Mengqi's own search, delving into her life and that of her mother and grandmother