Archipelago + Q&A
In conjunction with Monash Gallery of Art’s (MGA) exhibition, Speak the Wind by Hoda Afshar, Thornbury Picture House presents Archipelago + Q&A.
Archipelago is a journey through ancient myths, exorcism rituals, sounds and spirits. In the south of Iran, on a group of islands of the Persian Gulf, humans and spirits coexist since centuries.
In the south of Iran, on a group of islands of the Persian Gulf, humans and spirits coexist since centuries. Archipelago showcases the stories and landscapes of the islanders' daily life, giving us a rare and unexpected glimpse of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The culture and traditions of these Islands are the result of the encounters between Africa, the Arab Countries and Iran, generating a unique system of syncretic beliefs. Spirits of different heritages and origins, called Bad, the Persian word for wind, moving through the air, take possession of the islanders bodies and can only be quieted through a music ceremony called the Zar Ritual.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A between Hoda Afshar, Archipelago filmmaker, Giulio Squillacciotti, and MGA Senior Curator, Pippa Milne.
