NAHIED = VENUS
2008, 39'
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With Nahied=Venus, Parisa Yousef Doust embarks on an emotional journey to unravel the mysterious past of her aunt Nahied, who, after spending many years in prison in Iran, resides uncommunicative in a psychiatric clinic in Germany. Parisa’s only source for information is Nahied’s brothers and sisters, who when confronted with the subject, reveal their difficulties dealing with the past. This struggle for answers brings Parisa face to face with her own fear of loosing her sanity.
This film was premiered during the dokument ART film festival in Neubrandenburg, Germany: www.dokumentart.org. It was shown in the competition of the FID (Festival International Documentaire) in Marseille and in November the film will be shown at the Torino International Film Festival in Italy.
Directors statement
Nahied=Venus is the most personal film I have ever made. With this film I meant to take the audience as close as possible to my state of mind during my journey to get closer to my aunt. My aunt Nahied who I always had remembered as my mysterious aunt but for me this film is not about the past or about memories. For me Nahied=Venus is about accepting questions which never will be answered.
Director: Parisa Yousef Doust
Financially supported by: Thuiskopiefonds, the Rotterdam Film Fund and the Dutch Film Fund.
This film is produced by: Zuidenwind Filmproductions in coproduction with Filmtent.
