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The House is Black

‘خانه سیاه است’

Director: Forugh Farrokhzad
Year: 1963
Country: Iran
Type: Short
Form: Documentary

Farrokhzad captures a neglected leper colony in northern Iran, while a poem written and read aloud by the director weaves with excerpts from the Qur'an and Old Testament. It is the only film Farrokhzad directed before her death in 1967, and ranked 101 in Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time.

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Image description: A woman with leprosy wearing a headscarf looks at herself in a small, floral mirror resting on a shelf. Next to the mirror is a teapot.