Screening: "Gol[e] Sorkh" by Maryam Tafakory

Name: Screening: "Gol[e] Sorkh" by Maryam Tafakory
Start: 2026-04-23T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403

Schedule

Thu, 23 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55403 | Minneapolis, MN

In her newest work, artist and filmmaker Maryam Tafakory traces the censorship of the word gol, or “flower,” in the final years of imperial Iran (1974–1979). Taking place during a time of tumultuous upheaval just before the Iranian Revolution, Tafakory’s film examines the role of women in leftist movements of the time, highlighting the repression the movements faced from internal and external political forces.
Rooted in archival research, Tafakory’s films resist the register of documentary truth-telling, instead using poetic collage and the essay form to reflect on her subjects. For this program, her newest film is presented as a hybrid live-film performance and is preceded by two recent short films, (Daria’s Night Flowers) and Razeh-del.
(Daria’s Night Flowers), 2025, UK/Iran, digital, 16 min.
Razeh-del, 2024, UK/Iran, digital, 28 min.
Gol[e] Sorkh, 2026, UK/Iran, digital, approx. 30 min.
Presented with support from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago visiting artist program Conversations at the Edge.

Walker commissioning support provided by Lois and John Rogers.
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