The Mother Trilogy + Nowrouz fire

18:00: Meze + Drinks
20:00: Screening of Mother Trilogy + Discussion
22:00: Nowruz Fire, Get together

Mother Prays All Day Long مادر تمام روز دعا مي خوان  
24 min, Iran, 2022, Farsi with English subtitles

As if Mother Cried That Night انگار مادرم گريسته بود آن شب
19min Iran, 2023, Farsi with English subtitles

Mother is a Natural Sinner مادر گناهكار طبيعيست
15 min Iran, 2024, Farsi with English subtitles

The collaborative endeavours of Hoda Taheri and Boris Hadzija, in their capacities as writers, directors and producers, have culminated in a series of films that have garnered considerable plaudits. The titles Mother Prays All Day Long, As if Mother Cried That Night and Mother is a Natural Sinner stand as a testament to the duo's artistic prowess and the crew they work with. Themes of gender liberation, the transition from one culture to another and the pursuit of passion, offering a multifaceted perspective on contemporary living conditions are explored. The films premiered three times in succession at the Locarno Film Festival. Here, they will be screened together as the Trilogy for the first time. (AM)

Meze is the word for "taste" in some central and west Asian cultures. The Nowruz meze will be a real treat for your senses, with all kinds of Persian food. We will serve Ash-e Anar, a pomegranate stew; Kuku Sabzi, a herbal dish; and kashk-e bademjan, an aubergine dish, with yoghurt dips accompanied by special gin-flavoured longdrinks.

Hoda Taheri and Boris Hadžija are a filmmaking duo based in Berlin. Hoda completed her bachelor's degree in Visual Communication in Malaysia before moving to Germany in 2018 as a political refugee. In 2019, she began studying film directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). Boris, a filmmaker and musician, earned his master’s degree in classical piano at the University of Arts in Belgrade and studied directing at the DFFB.