Conversations at the Edge

For her first Chicago appearance, Maryam Tafakory presents a live film performance of her new work, GOL[E] SORKH, on April 16 at the .

GOL[E] SORKH traces the censorship of the word gol, or “flower,” in the final tumultuous years of imperial Iran (1974–1979), just before the Islamic Revolution. Drawing on this history, Tafakory examines the role of women in leftist movements and their ultimate suppression by Iran’s pre- and post-revolutionary governments, as well as the CIA and MI6. Rooted in archival research, her work resists the register of documentary truth-telling, instead unfolding through poetic essay and collage.

AN EVENING WITH MARYAM TAFAKORY is one night only—tickets available at the link in our bio.