A History of Sadness

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Exploring a complex mother-daughter bond, this film traces three generations of Iranian women: a grandmother, mother and daughter.

A History of Sadness examines the evolving bond between mother and daughter through the lens of displacement and identity, focusing on three generations of Iranian women: a grandmother, a mother and her daughter. The film explores how each generation navigates the challenges of migration and the impact of political upheaval, highlighting the ways that displacement, cultural adaptation and generational change affect individual and collective identity.

This film will screen as part of the programme Shorts: Spaces Between.

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Shorts: Spaces Between + Q&A
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Showroom - Screen 1
Q&A with directors El Mahdi Lyoubi, Zineb Kharroubi, Christopher Radcliff, Violeta Mora, Layla Tosifi, Wojciech Węglarz.
Shorts: Spaces Between + Q&A
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Showroom - Bertha DocHouse Screen 3
Q&A with El Mahdi Lyoubi, Zineb Kharroubi, Christopher Radcliff, Violeta Mora, Layla Tosifi, Wojciech Węglarz.

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