THE GLASS HOUSE at STF

  • by Raphaela Neihausen, May 31, 2009

image Director Hamid Rahmanian and producer Melissa Hibbard presented their film THE GLASS HOUSE to a sold-out crowd at STF last Tuesday.  The film had its North American debut at Sundance earlier this year and explores the lives of marginalized young women in modern Tehran who cohabitate in a day center.  Battling numerous obstacles including abuse, drug addiction, and general oppression, these women face the challenges with dignity and grace.  One of my favorite quotes of the night was during the Q&A when Hamid was asked how the women felt upon seeing the finished film.  Hamid said they didn’t think it was “dramatic enough”.  Life in Tehran!


Some pictures from the night:

image Jennifer Fox (director of FLYING: CONFESSIONS OF A FREE WOMAN) and Jennifer Dworkin (director of LOVE & DIANE).
image Visiting Spanish filmmaker Diego Mas Trelles.
image Writer Ann Marlowe and Iranian artist Raha Raissnia.
image Director of TILL YOU’RE TOLD TO STOP Ruth Somalo and yours truly Raphaela Neihausen.
image from THE GLASS HOUSE Related Film/Screening:
THE GLASS HOUSE by Hamid Rahmanian

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