On the occasion of Nowruz, The Polygon Gallery invites you to a special screening of One Must Wash Eyes, directed by Vancouver-based Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Yadegar and a Farsi language tour of our Spring exhibition Rotimi Fani-Kayode: Tranquility of Communion.
Filmed in Vancouver, One Must Wash Eyes is the story of an international Iranian student, Sahar (Pegah Ghafoori, FROM ), whose life changes dramatically after she’s photographed at a Woman, Life, Freedom protest in Vancouver, leading to severe consequences from Iranian authorities. It captures the helplessness of watching your homeland suffer from a distance and highlights the losses that extend far beyond just precious lives.
6:00pm: Doors open
6:30pm: Farsi language exhibition tour of Tranquility of Communion by Negin Ata
7:00pm: Film starts. Runtime is 88 minutes.
Director in attendance for a post-film Q&A.
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