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2007 recipient of the Jerome Foundation Media Grant for production of In Waiting

Upcoming Exhibitions/Film Screenings

March 8, 2008, 2:00 pm, Women with Vision Film Festival 2008
Labyrinth, 2007, U.S. video, 4 minutes
Walker Art Center Cinema, Minneapolis
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March 31 - May 20, 2007
Heroines Portraits
Minnesota Historical Society

Friday & Saturday, May 18 & 19, 2007, 7:30 pm
Labyrinth, 2007, U.S., video, 4 minutes
As part of Latitudes, an exhibition of works sponsored by Mizna
California Building Gallery, 2205 California St. NE, Minneapolis
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Saturday May 5, 2007, 8:00 pm
Labyrinth, 2007, U.S., video, 4 minutes
Rhythm of Tides, 2006, U.S. 16mm, 13 minutes
As part of the 12th Annual Open Studio Night, 5:30 &151; 9:30 pm
Studio 216, Traffic Zone Center for Visual Arts, 250 3rd Ave., N., Minneapolis

Friday April 20, 2007, 10 pm, Reel Frontier Film Festival: Arizona International Film Festival
Rhythm of Tides, 2006, U.S. 16mm, 13 minutes
The Screening Room, 127 East Congress, Tucson
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Haunting passages of Persian poetry accompany an exploration of the spiritual and transformative power of love, loss, and self-discovery in the face of oppression.

U.S. and Iranian iconography both clash and interweave in this deeply personal and experimental black-and-white short about hell, paradise, and political struggle.

March 17, 2007, 1pm, Women with Vision Film Festival 2007
Rhythm of Tides, 2006, U.S. 16mm, 13 minutes
Walker Art Center Cinema, Minneapolis

November 4, 2006 to January 15, 2007
Passage to Oblivion
Minnesota Center for Photography in the Minnesota Projects Gallery

Upcoming Film/Video & Book Projects

In Waiting pre-production stage

This is short poetic film that portrays the mindset of war with an ironic twist. In this scenario war is depicted as a children’s game, focusing on the pleasure they draw from uniting with their peers, and standing against one who is outside their “world and its laws.” The film also celebrates the female body as a subconscious counterpoint for deep desire for belonging.

Between Worlds: Portraits of Immigrant Youth, in progress

This project explores the identity of American adolescents from immigrant families through a series of portraits. The collection of work captures the inner psych of youth at a crucial transitional time before adulthood when they must then negotiate their inherited culture.

If you want to participate in this project, contact Jila Nikpay: jn@jilanikpay.com