Silk Screen Announces “Women Without Men” as Festival’s Closing Night Film

5/10/2011 Filed under Press Releases

 

For Immediate Release
April 25, 2011

Silk Screen Announces “Women Without Men” as Festival’s Closing Night Film

Pittsburgh, PA -Silk Screen: Asian Arts and Cultural Organization will feature “Women Without Men” at the Closing Night Celebration of its sixth annual Asian American Film Festival on Sunday, May 15 at The Andy Warhol Museum.  A light reception with a cash bar will directly follow the 7pm screening.

Women Without Men                                                                                         

2009 / France & Iran / Dir. Shirin Neshat

97 minutes

[Advisory: sexual content]

In the summer of 1953, the United States and Britain sponsored a coup of the democratically elected leader of Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh.  At this turbulent moment in history, we meet four Persian women.  Each of them is a distinct representation of the prescribed roles of women in Iran. Their lives and stories are interwoven as they seek freedom and solitude.  Renowned visual artist, Shirin Neshat, presents a visual feast and an emotional wallop from the very first sequence. 

Silk Screen is proud to announce its renewed partnership with The Andy Warhol Museum through Eric Shiner, the museum’s Acting Director and The Milton Fine Curator of Art. A Western Pennsylvania native and University of Pittsburgh graduate, Shiner has returned home after 11 years studying and working as a curator abroad and in New York City. Having spent six of those years in Japan, Shiner has developed an immense appreciation for Asian cultures, and is collaborating with Silk Screen in its Closing Night event in their efforts to promote cultural understanding and diversity in Pittsburgh through the arts.  

The Andy Warhol Museum is located at 117 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212.

Tickets for Closing Night, including the light reception, are $25 before May 11, and $35 after and at the door.

To purchase tickets and follow the Film Festival Guide visit: www.silkscreenfestival.org

For questions or more information contact: 724-969-2565 or info@silkscreenfestival.org