Maryam Zaree's birth took place inside of one of the most infamous political prisons in Iran. In her first documentary, she goes on a hunt for answers to questions that are deeply personal to her. In an effort to shatter the silence around the traumatic events that occurred around the time of her birth, she interviews both of her parents. In addition to this, she inquires with other children who were born in Evin about the harrowing experiences they had and the effects it had on them. Maryam Zaree's cinematic style reveals itself through the story of her own life, but it also draws our attention to the atrocities of persecution and dehumanization that occur not just in Iran but also elsewhere in the world.
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Maryam Zaree's birth took place inside of one of the most infamous political prisons in Iran. In her first documentary, she goes on a hunt for answers to questions that are deeply personal to her. In an effort to shatter the silence around the traumatic events that occurred around the time of her birth, she interviews both of her parents. In addition to this, she inquires with other children who were born in Evin about the harrowing experiences they had and the effects it had on them. Maryam Zaree's cinematic style reveals itself through the story of her own life, but it also draws our attention to the atrocities of persecution and dehumanization that occur not just in Iran but also elsewhere in the world.
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