Ballad of a White Cow, Maryam Moghadam/Behtash Sanaeeha, 2020. Photo: NFSA.
Unclassified | 105 Mins | 2020 | DCP |IRN, FRA | D: Maryam Moghadam/Behtash Sanaeeha
Persian – English subtitles
Grieving widow and mother Mina discovers her husband’s innocence a year after his execution. Searching for justice, Mina must grapple with emotional turmoil, strained family relationships, limited financial means – and the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
Ballad of a White Cow offers both an intimate portrait of grief and a compelling exploration of integrity, fairness and the death penalty.
‘…humanism shines through, centred in Moghaddam’s dignified performance’ – Variety
The screening will be followed by a thought-provoking discussion on the contemporary use of capital punishment with Associate Professor Mai Sato, inaugural director of Eleos Justice – an institution working to abolish the death penalty through research, advocacy and education. The discussion will be moderated by Qin Qin.
MAI SATO
Mai Sato is an Associate Professor at Monash University’s Faculty of Law. Mai is the inaugural director of Eleos Justice, a collaboration between Capital Punishment Justice Project and Monash Law dedicated to abolishing the death penalty through evidence-based research, policy and clinical casework. Mai is also Deputy Director of CrimeInfo, an anti-death penalty NGO based in Japan. Mai currently serves as the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
QIN QIN
Canberra local Qin Qin grew up striving to be a ‘good’ migrant. By 29, she was an ex-lawyer with four degrees working overseas for UNICEF. After one too many crises, Qin Qin chose to question her path, a journey she explores in her debut memoir, Model Minority Gone Rogue. It’s the first title published under Benjamin Law’s Hachette scouting partnership. Qin Qin was named a ‘40 under 40: Most Influential Asian Australian’ and is a librarian and regular interviewer/speaker. Her life mission is to live consciously for a more peaceful and sustainable world.
Part of Progress 1984: Abolishing the Death Penalty at NFSA Acton. A discounted Event Pass is available to attend screenings of Difret (Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, 2014) and Ballad of a White Cow (Maryam Moghadam/Behtash Sanaeeha, 2020) as well as a thought-provoking discussion with Associate Professor Mai Sato moderated by Qin Qin. Learn more
The details
What: Ballad of a White Cow screening + discussion with Associate Professor Mai Sato
When: 1 pm, Saturday 7 September 2024
Where: Arc Cinema, NFSA Acton
Cost: $17–20 via the NFSA website | Discounted Event Pass available
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