As part of Refugee Festival Scotland, filmmaker and IASH alumnus Javad Daraei will present two short films made in Iran, alongside footage from a new film that he is currently developing in Scotland. After the screening, Javad will be in conversation with curator Xuanlin Tham.
I Don’t Like Here (2016). A trans teenager seeks his true self despite rejection by Iranian society and the inability of his parents to understand.
Limit (2017). A man in a quiet neighbourhood asks for help from people whom he is seeing until someone suddenly enters his home…
Trailers for both films can be viewed at https://www.refugeefestivalscotland.co.uk/events/event/javad-daraei-two-dead-films-and-one-still-alive/
Javad Daraei is an award-winning filmmaker, playwright, and theatre director whose work explores themes of human rights, war, trauma, and resilience. Beginning his artistic journey in Iran, Javad worked as an underground filmmaker, creating socially conscious films that highlighted the struggles of marginalised communities, particularly LGBTQ individuals and people with disabilities. His commitment to these themes came at great personal cost, including imprisonment and torture. In 2022, Javad was named an IIE-Artist Protection Fund Fellow at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, where he received vital support to continue developing his artistic voice.
Xuanlin Tham is a film and interdisciplinary arts curator at Take One Action! Film Festivals. As a writer, they have written for a variety of film and arts publications and have recently published their first book: Revolutionary Desires: The Political Power of the Sex Scene.
This is a ticketed event for audiences 18+; please book at: https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/005/HO00016353/javad-daraei-two-dead-films-and-one-still-alive
This is a paid event, but we can provide free tickets for asylum seekers and refugees. If you need a free ticket, register here.