First Parish Church and Dorchester People for Peace present a screening of View from a Grain of Sand followed by a Q&A discussion with the director and producer Meena Nanji.
*Open to Public
*Free
About the movie View from a Grain of Sand:
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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