Be My Voice | Tørklæderevolutionen i Iran Swedish documentary from 2021
Global Health Film Festival 2021 26 Oct 2021
The inspiring story of Irani-exiled Masih Alinejad, her fight against the Iranian regime's hijab laws and her viral movement My Stealthy Freedom.
For 43 years, we exiled Iranian filmmakers have lived in a kind of pandemic, you could say. We have a more dangerous virus in Iran. It is called the Iranian Islamic regime and has affected my job more than the Coronavirus. --Nahid Persson
Masih Alinejad is an Iranian journalist and activist. She is an advocate for women's rights, and from her exile in the United States, she has started one of Iran's largest civil rights movements on social media, rebelling against forced hijab.
But the Iranian regime is tightening its grip on regaining control, and Masih's courage is being tested to the limit as violence and oppression threaten her own family members.
As journalist and activist Masih Alinejad has 4.5 million followers on Instagram after urging Iranian women to rebel against the forced hijab on social media. Her call to action has grown into one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in today’s Iran.
Cast: Raheleh Ahmadi, Ali Alinejad, Masih Alinejad, Joanna Kitzl, Saba Kordafshar, Antonia Mohr, Timo Tank, Rohollah Zam
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Leading one the largest acts of civil disobedience in today’s Iran, Masih uses her freedom in exile to amplify the protest in her home country. The regime tightens its grip to regain control, and Masih’s courage is tested when violence and oppression threaten her own family members.
"Despite the fact that I have made several movies that have become internationally known, the funding is still not easy, and is time-consuming. I got Swedish television and the Swedish Film Institute to back the project. Then I pitched the film project at EBU in Amsterdam, where my film project was picked up for distribution on television. My recommendation is to have an involved producer and not do all aspects of the process by yourself. {Align yourself with] someone who is financially proficient and is good at administration." --Nahid Persson (womenandhollywood.com)
Director:Nahid Persson Producer:Nahid Persson, Setareh Lundgren Cinematographer:Nahid Persson, Kambiz Foroohar, R.H. A.F. Editor:Nahid Persson, Rostam Persson Music: Natali Noor Language: Farsi, English Country: Iran, USA, Sweden, Norway, UK Year: 2021