Distance, connection and the female Iranian diaspora, explored through spoken word

Through spoken word, Iranian-British women reflect on new freedoms in the UK and the persistent pull of a distant home.

An intimate spoken-word portrait of Iranian women caught between freedom and longing.

Where hope, shared histories, and community are punctured by detachment and yearning, the diaspora experience is shaped by its contradictions. In short film To Exist, Iranian-British filmmaker Nahal Ashrafi looks to proc

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