Iranian Short Films Directed by Women with Watching&Touching

Join us for a screening of four short films directed by women, followed by an online talk with directors Azadeh Navai and Fatima Nofely! You’ll have the chance to ask the filmmakers questions, discuss the films together, and learn more about Iranian cinema and its place in the wider international context. Event hosted in English About the Directors Azadeh Navai is an Iranian independent writer and director. Her films have screened internationally, including at BFI London, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. Her feature debut screenplay, Sheepish, was recently selected for the Cine Qua Non Lab’s Storylines programme and was a semi-finalist in the Atlanta Film Festival competition. Her projects have been funded and supported by The New Yorker, the arthouse streaming platform Fandor, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Fatima Nofely began her directing career in 2017 with the short film Impersonation, about women being forbidden to go to football stadiums in Iran. In 2019, her short film Wallet won the international grand prize at the 15th Mobile Film Festival in Paris. In 2020, she directed her first documentary, Derby in Tajrish. Her short film Hamster, a French-Iranian co-production, was featured in The New Yorker. About the Organisers Organised by Alina Kuzo, a film critic, scholar and founder of Watching & Touching, a curatorial platform based in Lisbon, Portugal. Register Your Free Ticket The event is free to attend, but we ask that you register a free ticket so we know how many people to expect. The Venue Good Company Books is an independent English Bookstore in Lisbon. Born from our love of global literature and our Portuguese heritage, we are crafting a space for people of all backgrounds to gather and enjoy the best books, events, coffee, and wine. Find out more on our Instagram. How To Find Us By Metro: We're situated a 5-minute walk from the Campo Pequeno metro (Yellow line) and a 10-minute walk from the Alameda metro (Green & Red lines). By Bus: There are many convenient bus options 2 blocks away from us on Avenida República, with the closest stop to our store being Campo Pequeno-Av. Republica. By Bike: If you're using the Gira public bicycles, there is a docking station right across the street (#431 - Rua do Arco Cego / Av. Magalhães Lima). By Car: There is a paid parking lot across the street, between Rua Arco do Cego and Rua Dona Filipa de Vilhena. Street parking is also available around the neighborhood.