Extended Learning: Persepolis
At the rapid unfolding of the illegal US-Israel bombing on Iran, and the ongoing Iranian resistance against its regime, the team at The Waiting Room Gallery has gathered some additional reading and viewing materials to accompany our screening of Persepolis on Friday, Mar. 6 as part of the closing programming for our current exhibition, Teething.
Conversation with Marjane Satrapi and Art Spiegelman
Françoise Mouly moderates a conversation with Marjane Satrapi and Art Spieglman on the art of comics and narrating lives. Produced by PEN America.
Marjane Satrapi: 'I Will Always Be Iranian'
Asia Society's interview with Marjane Satrapi was conducted by phone, with Satrapi in Paris.
Woman, Life, Freedom: A Retrospective with Marjane Satrapi and Abbas Milani
On September 16, 2022, in Iran, Mahsa Amini succumbed to beatings from the morality police because she had not worn her veil "well." Her death sparked a wave of protests across the country, which turned into an unprecedented women’s movement. One year later, Marjane Satrapi and Abbas Milani discuss her death, the fight for women’s rights in Iran, and the new book "Woman, Life, Freedom" (L ‘Iconoclast). In this book, Marjane Satrapi brought together three specialists: Farid Vahid, political scientist, Jean-Pierre Perrin, acclaimed reporter, Abbas Milani, historian, and seventeen of the greatest cartoonists from Europe, the United States, and Iran to tell the story of this major event for Iran, and for all of us.
We Iranian Women
Many prominent women in culture, art, and academia, who were forced to leave their beloved country, explain through their perilous and often tragic experiences. The film chronicles their ongoing battle against patriarchy, economic crisis, corruption, and rigid religious and ideological beliefs.