A large number of Iranians living in the cultural hub as well as other German cities travelled to the city to see their favorite celebrities. ‘Shahrzad’ was premiered at the Cinedom Theater in Cologne where the first episode was shown. The cast and crew including producer Seyed Mohammad Emami, renowned actors Mostafa Zamani and Ali Nassirian, composer Fardin Khalatbari and singer Alireza Qorbani walked the red carpet on Saturday. German company EM Film Production GmbH which has cooperated in the production has purchased the right for its global distribution. In a society where state and family violence against women is endemic, they are engaged in political and military training, writing, reading, broadcasting, dancing, and singing in order to make their voice heard against any kind of fundamentalists and imperialists’ power.Directed by renowned filmmaker Hassan Fathi, the series has been made for the home video network and will be released simultaneously in Iran and Germany on October 12, the serial website reported. It focuses on a group of women organized in “Komalah”, the Kurdistan Organization of the Communist Party of Iran, who live with their male comrades in a mountain camp. Squares in the Pavement : A series of 52 shots taken throughout the year from of the Israeli conciliate in Montreal.Ī Memory from the mountains of Kurdistan: A story about secular and socialist women of the Islamic world, their ideals, activism, and visions for a different world. Some of the photographs and stories Shahrzad will be sharing are from her previous works: Her work has been exhibited in various locations across North America and Europe Much of her work focuses on issues of culture and human rights and explores the themes of memory. In the past nineteen years, Shahrzad has ventured into different fields of photography, painting, video and sound. She arrived in Canada as a political refugee in 1983. Shahrzad is a human rights activist and Montreal based Canadian/Iranian artist. She will also discuss and offer insight on some of the challenges and advantages of working independently. Shahrzad will be presenting her photography projects based in Montreal and will speak on both the practical and creative process that goes into the projects. Shahrzad uses her camera as a tool to build social awareness and to help inform local communities and the international world of various movements that are lesser known in mainstream media. Her photographs and films expose another side of women and shine a light on the people at the heart of political and cultural movements.

Shahrzad Arshadi will be sharing her photographs and with them many stories. If a picture speaks a thousand words then a news story can be greatly improved with a good photograph.

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