Sunless Shadows
Oskouei's documentary presents an agonizing view of patriarchal power in public and private life, law and custom alike.
Sunless Shadows
The follow-up to Oskouei’s critically acclaimed Starless Dreams (2016), Sunless Shadows takes another look at the lives of teenage girls in an Iranian juvenile detention center. But this time the focus is narrowed: each of the film’s principal subjects is serving time for the murder of a male family member. One by one, Oskouei invites them to go into a room alone, push the red button on the camera and address their accomplices or their victims.
With this new confessional approach combined with the ever-deepening relationships he has with his subjects, Oskouei presents a picture of the disenfranchised in this aggressively male-dominated society and of the prison that is their shelter from it.
With this new confessional approach combined with the ever-deepening relationships he has with his subjects, Oskouei presents a picture of the disenfranchised in this aggressively male-dominated society and of the prison that is their shelter from it.
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Runtime
74
Language
English
Director
Mehrdad Oskouei
Writer(s)
Mehrdad Oskouei
FEATURED REVIEW
Richard Brody, New Yorker
An outstanding offering in this year’s edition of moma’s documentary showcase Doc Fortnight (running Feb. 5-19) is Mehrdad Oskouei’s “Sunless Shadows,” filmed in Iranian prisons and centered on women who’ve been convicted of killing their abusive husbands or fathers. The participants detail the many ...
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Laemmle Virtual Cinema 8.07.20 - 8.20.20
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