Gol[e] Sorkh by Maryam Tafakory
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In her newest work, artist and filmmaker Maryam Tafakory traces the censorship of the word gol, or “flower,” in the final years of imperial Iran (1974–79). Taking place during a time of tumultuous upheaval just before the Iranian Revolution, Tafakory’s film examines the role of women in leftist movements of the time, highlighting the repression the movements faced from internal and external political forces.
Rooted in archival research, Tafakory’s films resist the register of documentary truth-telling, instead using poetic collage and the essay form to reflect on her subjects. For this program, her newest film is presented as a hybrid live-film performance and is preceded by two recent short films, (Daria’s Night Flowers) and Razeh-del.
(Daria’s Night Flowers), 2025, UK/Iran, digital, 16 min.
Razeh-del, 2024, UK/Iran, digital, 28 min.
Gol[e] Sorkh, 2026, UK/Iran, digital, approx. 30 min.
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Born and raised in Iran, Maryam Tafakory works with film and performance. She teaches in the MA Fine Art program at the University of Oxford’s Ruskin School of Art and holds a PhD from Kingston University, London.
She received the 2024 Film London Jarman Award, and her work has been presented in solo screenings at the Museum of Modern Art (New York), BOZAR (Brussels), National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC), and the Academy Museum (Los Angeles), among others. Her first UK solo exhibition was one of Artforum’s Critics’ Picks of 2023.
Her films have received numerous awards, several of them Oscar-qualifying, including the Gold Hugo at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival, Best Documentary Short at the 72nd Melbourne International Film Festival, the Tiger Short Award at the 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the Cinema & Gioventù award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival. They have also screened at NYFF (New York), TIFF (Toronto), BFI London Film Festival, and Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
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Dates & Tickets
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Thu Apr 23, 2026
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