"View From a Grain of Sand" Screenings with Talks by Producer Meena Nanji

Submitted by ujpadmin on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 4:02pm.

"View From a Grain of Sand" Screenings with Talks by Producer Meena Nanji

Boston area students and community members will explore the situation of women in Afghanistan at a series of events February 10 and 11. The 2006 film View from a Grain of Sand will be screened, followed by talks and Q&A discussions with the director and producer, Meena Nanji.

• Wednesday, Feb. 10, 6 pm - MIT Campus, Bldg. 66, Rm. 110, Cambridge. Sponsored by MIT Amnesty International; co-sponsored by the MIT Center for International Studies and the MIT Program in Women and Gender Studies.

• Thursday, Feb. 11, 1:45 pm - Boston College High School

• Thursday, Feb. 11, 5 pm - Curry College, room TBD, 1071 Blue Hill Ave., Milton. Sponsored by the Curry College Committee for Human Rights Education and Activism; Women and Gender Studies; and ONE Curry.

• Thursday, Feb. 11, 6:30pm - First Parish Church, 10 Parish St., Meetinghouse Hill, Dorchester. Sponsored by First Parish Church and Dorchester People for Peace.

There is still a possibility of adding more events.

About the movie View from a Grain of Sand:

Meena Nanji

Shot in refugee camps of Pakistan and the war-torn city of Kabul, three remarkable Afghan women lead us through the maze of Afghanistan's complex history, informing this examination of how international interventions, war and the rise of political Islam have stripped Afghan women of their freedom over the last thirty years.

About the producer Meena Nanji:

Meena Nanji is a South-Asian Kenyan American filmmaker that has produced, written and directed award-winning independent documentaries and experimental videos. Titles include Voices of the Morning, a 15 minute piece about the effects of orthodox Muslim law on young women, Living in Colour about 2nd generation South Asian youth living in Los Angeles, It Is A Crime, and others.

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