Mariposa

The controversial subject of women’s body has always been a hot topic of debate among scholars, writers and film makers, focusing on how social and cultural norms, values and structures form the body and render its meanings. But fewer consider that personal beliefs, values and decisions are in many cases more powerful than the dominant structures; that we each create our own world through our choices, deep personal beliefs and experiences. My strong faith and passion for picturing this as a film is to create a new perspective among hundreds of standpoints towards women’s lived body experiences; a wish to contribute to the growing discourse of gender as it relates to the female body.

Cast & Crew

Producer, Director: Hamideh Moeinfar

Writer: Hamideh Moeinfar

Director of Photography: Winston Harris

Editor: Winston Harris

Sound Design: Mark Lowery

Animation: Stefanie Bokeloh

Screenings

— Uppsala Women’s Film Festival – 10.03.2013 – Uppsala, Sweden
— Malmö International Female Film Festival (IFEMA) – 11.04.2013 – Malmö, Sweden
— Center for Gender Studies, Lund University – 24.04.2013 – Lund, Sweden
— Pixel Skånes Filmfestival – 27.04.2013 – Ystad, Sweden
— Alta Langa Film Festival – 21.06.2013 – Monesiglio, Italy
— FEMINA International Women’s Film Festival – 17.07.2013 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
— ARES Film & Media Festival – 24-30.07.2013 – Syracuse, Italy
— Short Film Festival FilmMakers al Chiostro – 30.07.2013 – Pordenone, Italy
— Malescorto International Short Film Festival – July 2013 – Malesco, Italy
— Nordisk Panorama/Filmbar – 22.09.2013 – Malmö, Sweden
— Ladybug Festival – 11.10.2013 – Gothenburg, Sweden
— Women Make Waves Film Festival (WMWFF) – 13&19.10.2013 – Taipei, Taiwan
— International Izmir Artemis Film Festival – 14.10.2013 – Izmir, Turkey
— Delhi International Film Festival – 22.10.2013 – New Delhi, India
— Festival Curta O Gênero – April 2014 – Fortaleza, Brazil

Awards

— Honorable Mention – Sunset Film Festival – Los Angeles, USA
— Best interpretation of The Contemporary – Ares Film and Media Festival – Syracuse, Italy