Afternoon of film and discussion about asylum and sexuality issues at the Commonplace, Leeds 1st April 2007 from 2pm
an afternoon of film and discussion on asylum and
sexuality issues including the film “Unveiled” and a
short film on a local woman’s campaign and experience
of destitution.
The event will be a fundraiser for Leeds No Borders
and local campaigns. Films to start at 2.30pm followed
by discussions
Food and drinks will be on sale.
The CommonPlace
23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds LS2
www.thecommonplace. org.uk
Unveiled tells the story of Fariba, persecuted in Iran
because of a lesbian relationship, she flees to
Germany but her application for asylum is rejected.
When her fellow inmate, a man named Siamak, commits
suicide, Fariba assumes his identity and is sent to a
refugee camp in a small German village. At first her
survival seems assured, but the strain of upholding
her male disguise in the cramped refugee quarters
means a single mistake could blow her cover - at great
personal peril. In order to pay for forged documents,
Fariba takes an illegal job in a sauerkraut factory,
where she is harassed about not wanting to shower with
the boys and about being Iranian. The only saving
grace is a German woman named Anne, to whom she grows
close - dangerously close - as Anne begins to suspect
Fariba's true identity.
sexuality issues including the film “Unveiled” and a
short film on a local woman’s campaign and experience
of destitution.
The event will be a fundraiser for Leeds No Borders
and local campaigns. Films to start at 2.30pm followed
by discussions
Food and drinks will be on sale.
The CommonPlace
23-25 Wharf Street, Leeds LS2
www.thecommonplace. org.uk
Unveiled tells the story of Fariba, persecuted in Iran
because of a lesbian relationship, she flees to
Germany but her application for asylum is rejected.
When her fellow inmate, a man named Siamak, commits
suicide, Fariba assumes his identity and is sent to a
refugee camp in a small German village. At first her
survival seems assured, but the strain of upholding
her male disguise in the cramped refugee quarters
means a single mistake could blow her cover - at great
personal peril. In order to pay for forged documents,
Fariba takes an illegal job in a sauerkraut factory,
where she is harassed about not wanting to shower with
the boys and about being Iranian. The only saving
grace is a German woman named Anne, to whom she grows
close - dangerously close - as Anne begins to suspect
Fariba's true identity.
