Estranged Letters [short film]
Synopsis
Visual artist Maryam Taghavi, born in Tehran and based in Chicago, prepares for her first solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art. This observational film provides an intimate inside look into Taghavi’s approach to her work, which beautifully uses Persian letters and calligraphy to explore geographic distance and transcend language barriers.
This film screens as part of the Documentary Shorts: Near and Far program.
Film Credits
- Assia Boundaoui, Naeema Jamilah Torres
- Assia Boundaoui
- Ally Southwood-Smith
- Cai Thomas
- Maryam Taghavi, Bana Kattan
- Saba Alizadeh
- Michael Kantor, Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, Monika Navarro, Joe Skinner
- Watched Film LLC
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