The House is Black
A lyrical documentary film by beloved poet Forugh Farrokhzad, the late sister of Diva Pooran Farrokhzad. Filmed in twelve days at a leper colony in Tabriz, Iran.
Velvet Dreams
A documentary about the sensual velvet renderings of Polynesian women told through the eyes of a man who becomes obsessed with a woman featured in a painting.
War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us
Seven women talk about their lives and loves during WWII.
Kai Purakau
A profile of the elusive author and Adventure Diva Keri Hulme by a kindred Kiwi Diva.
films & docs
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