"A sensation when released in 1999 in Iran, Two Women charts the lives of two promising architecture students over the course of the first turbulent years of the Islamic Republic. Tahimine Milani creates this scathing portrait of those traditions - aided by official indifference - which conspire to trap women and stop them from realizing their full potential; the inclusion of frank depictions of domestic violence was hailed by many as a breakthrough in dealing with a long taboo subject." --Anonymous
The film will be introduced by Dr. Mehrak Kamali. Dr. Kamali has earned his PhD in Near Eastern and Iranian studies from the University of Arizona. His MA and BA are in sociology from Tehran University in Iran. His scientific interests include Persian language and literature as well as Iranian culture. He has written a number of article about Persian literature in English and Persian. He is the coordinator of Persian program in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Ohio State University now.
Co-sponsored by Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, the Library and the Middle East Studies Center.