Shirin Neshat talks about making of 'Land of Dreams' - LA (October 19, 2019)    
LAND OF DREAMS(2019 USA 20 mins) Language: English/Persian Directed By: Shirin Neshat Producers:: Shoja Azari, Jenn Garcia, Sol Tryon Screenwriters: Shoja Azari, Shirin Neshat Cinematographer: Ghasem Ebrahimian Editor: Shoja Azari Production Design: Rick Gilbert Music: Mohsen Namjoo Cast: Sheila Vand, Mohammed Ghaffari, Payam Goreishi, Craig Fones, Gonzalo Robles  Watch the trailerThe debut film screening of 'Land of Dreams' was apart of the ARRAY 360 programming, THE BROAD @ ARRAY. Land of Dreams encompasses a body of photographs and two videos that explores cultural identity from the perspective of a female Iranian photographer traveling across the United States. Deeply rooted in personal experience, Land of Dreams is a rumination on cultural identity. ABOUT SHIRIN NESHATShirin Neshat's photographs and videos address individual freedoms under attack from or repressed by social ideologies. Throughout most of Neshat's career, she has been exiled from Iran, an outside observer of the increasing rigors of Islamic laws effect on the country's women and daily life. Her self-portrait series "Women of Allah" (1994) was created in response to Neshat's shock at finding women still forcefully wearing the chador, the traditional Islamic veil, upon her return to Iran in 1990 after 12 years away. In the photographs, her face, feet, and hands (the only parts of the body allowed to be shown by Islamic law) are covered in Iranian poetry by Forough Farrokhzad and Tahereh Saffarzadeh. The breadth of Neshat's work extends beyond identity politics. Other significant works by Neshat, "Rapture" (1999) and "Possessed" (2001) tap into the collective dreams, fantasies, and horrors confronting the Iranian people. The exhibition "Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again" will be on view at The Broad in Los Angeles from October 19, 2019-February 16, 2020. ABOUT THE BROAD @ ARRAY The Broad @ ARRAY is an ongoing screening series featuring classic and contemporary films curated by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay to explore the intersection of art, history and cultural identity. With cinematic images as the centerpiece, this series engages audiences through robust post-screening conversations with a wide spectrum of artists and scholars. These immersive discussions offer an integrated exchange of ideas and insights beyond the screen that enliven many issues addressed by artists in the Broad collection.
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