The chilling story of Mitra Kadivar, an Iranian psychoanalyst who was committed against her will to a psychiatric hospital in Tehran in winter 2012. Because she was hoping to open a clinic for drug addicts, her neighbours plotted against her, unjustly denouncing her. She was expelled from the property, and then imprisoned. At the mercy of a legal system that she deemed “deficient” and to fight her isolation, she began an email correspondence with Jacques-Alain Miller, founder of the World Association of Psychoanalysis. During summer 2017, a team of artists was inspired by her letters to create an opera inspired by the realities of a psychiatric hospital.
Also presented:
37th International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2019)
37th International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2019)
| Director | Jorge León |
| Script | Jorge León |
| Editing | Marie-Hélène Mora |
| Sound | Quentin Jacques |
| Sound mixing | Benoît Biral |
| Cinematography | Jorge León, Thomas Schira |
| Music | Eva Reiter, George Van Dam |
Image tirée du film Mitra // Image from the film Mitra
Image tirée du film Mitra // Image from the film Mitra
Affiche du film // Film’s poster
Production
Jorge León
Jorge León studied film in Brussels (INSAS). His interests led him into the documentary field as director and director of photogra¬phy. He’s been working as photographer and videomaker, with a.o. Éric Pauwels, Wim Vandekeybus, Thierry De Mey, Xavier Lukom¬ski, Olga de Soto, Ana Torfs, Meg Stuart, … His photographic works have been exhibited in Belgium and abroad and were published in different newspapers and magazines.
Before We Go (2014) ; Vous êtes servis (2010) ;10 min (2010) ; Between Two Chairs (2007) ; Vous êtes ici (2006) ; De sable et de ciment (2003)
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