After the Curtain
Dance on Camera Festival 2016
February 12 - 16, 2016
In Emelie Mahdavian’s After the Curtain, four female dancers face disfavor in the post-Soviet, predominantly Muslim nation of Tajikistan. The women weigh their love of art against the pressure to conform in this documentary that celebrates the dance and music culture of a country largely unknown in the West. Screening with: Plow Plant Reap (Marta Renzi, 13m).
In Emelie Mahdavian’s After the Curtain, four female dancers battle shifting cultural norms and face increasing disfavor in the Post-Soviet, predominantly Muslim nation of Tajikistan. The women weigh their love of art against economic hardship, loneliness, and social reproach in this intimate portrait, which also celebrates the rich dance and music culture of a Central Asian country largely unknown in the West.
Screening with:
Plow Plant Reap
Marta Renzi, USA, 2015, digital projection, 13m
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