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Hairy (Pashmaloo)

Two Iranian girls - one raised in Iran and one raised in America - smoke a joint and talk about boys and body hair.

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Women, Life, Freedom: Short Film Collection • 15m

An exploration into the inner life of a conservative queer Muslim woman and her struggle to reconcile her sexuality and spirituality in 1980s Tehran.

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Melissa Recalde Neda Entezari
Amin El Gamal Omid Entezari
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Parisa Barani director
Parisa Barani writer
Parisa Barani producer
Allen E. Ho cinematographer
Evita Yuepu Zhou editor

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