PROGRAM

Profession: Documentarist (Herfeh: Mostanadsaz)

Profession: Documentarist served as starting point for the film and lecture series Jene Tage (Those Days), organized in 2017. Against the backdrop of political, social, and economic crises in Iran since 2009, seven female documentary filmmakers collectively created a kaleidoscopic film about their work, consistently focusing on the relationship between the personal and the political.

Among many of Tehran’s citizens, there is a common feeling of being in a constant "silent" war with the state's restrictions (Shirin). Political paranoia starts to seep into the filmmakers’ minds, prompting them to question even their own thoughts (Firouzeh). Female singers have disappeared from public space, leaving behind a void that can only be filled in the imagination (Farahnaz). The feeling of absence deepens as the distance between those who left and those who stayed becomes ever harder to bridge (Mina). There is a profound sense of grief—for loved ones lost, and for countries and futures that might have been (Sepideh). The walls of the prison seem to stretch beyond the cell, extending into the home and everyday life (Sahar). Yet, amid this sense of loss and fragmentation, hope remains possible—if there is a will to find it (Nahid).


A film by Shirin Barghnavard, Firouzeh Khosrovani, Farahnaz Sharifi, Mina Keshavarz, Sepideh Abtahi, Sahar Salahshoor, and Nahid Rezaei

Curated by Marlies Pöschl. The original event Jene Tage was conceived and organised by Constanze Ruhm (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna), Marlies Pöschl and Bernhard Staudinger (GPC) as well as Lydia Nsiah.

Online Q&A with Shirin Barghnavard and Sahar Salahshoor, moderated by Marlies Pöschl, 24/10/2026, 12:00 (UTC+2/CEST)
Zoom-Link: us06web.zoom.us/j/87938533361
If you have trouble joining the meeting write to marlies.poeschl@goldenpixelcoop.com

Matinée Online Screening (before the online Q&A) 24/10/2026, 10:00 (UTC+2/CEST) here: goldenpixelcoop.com/gpc-posts/profession-documentarist/


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GPC ONLINE SCREEN

Profession: Documentarist (Herfeh: Mostanadsaz)
Online film screening
- , each evening from 19:00 until 20:20 19:00 until 20:20 (in your timezone)

There are no online screenings at the moment.

Online Q&A with Shirin Barghnavard and Sahar Salahshoor, moderated by Marlies Pöschl, 24/10/2026, 12:00 (UTC+2/CEST)
Zoom-Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87938533361
If you have trouble joining the meeting write to marlies.poeschl@goldenpixelcoop.com

Matinée Online Screening (before the online Q&A) 24/10/2026, 10:00 (UTC+2/CEST) here https://goldenpixelcoop.com/gpc-posts/profession-documentarist/

Profession: Documentarist served as starting point for the film and lecture series Jene Tage (Those Days), organized in 2017. Against the backdrop of political, social, and economic crises in Iran since 2009, seven female documentary filmmakers collectively created a kaleidoscopic film about their work, consistently focusing on the relationship between the personal and the political.

Among many of Tehran’s citizens, there is a common feeling of being in a constant "silent" war with the state's restrictions (Shirin). Political paranoia starts to seep into the filmmakers’ minds, prompting them to question even their own thoughts (Firouzeh). Female singers have disappeared from public space, leaving behind a void that can only be filled in the imagination (Farahnaz). The feeling of absence deepens as the distance between those who left and those who stayed becomes ever harder to bridge (Mina). There is a profound sense of grief—for loved ones lost, and for countries and futures that might have been (Sepideh). The walls of the prison seem to stretch beyond the cell, extending into the home and everyday life (Sahar). Yet, amid this sense of loss and fragmentation, hope remains possible—if there is a will to find it (Nahid).


A film by Shirin Barghnavard, Firouzeh Khosrovani, Farahnaz Sharifi, Mina Keshavarz, Sepideh Abtahi, Sahar Salahshoor, and Nahid Rezaei

Curated by Marlies Pöschl. The original event Jene Tage was conceived and organised by Constanze Ruhm (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna), Marlies Pöschl and Bernhard Staudinger (GPC) as well as Lydia Nsiah.