Zinat is the first woman from the Island of Qeshm in the south of Iran to remove the traditional veil (Boregheh) worn in this region in order to work as a health care worker. She became the Director of the village health clinic, and then became involved in social activities. She presents herself as a candidate in the local elections organized in Iran.
Documentary, color, 53 min,2000. English and French subtitles
Director & Editor: Ebrahim Mokhtari
Camera: Farzin Khosroshahi
Sound recorder: Mehran Malakooti
Director asisstant: Alireza Ansarian
Production manager: Afsar Nazari
Sound & Mix : Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Screenings:
Cinema Du Reel international film festival (Switzerland, May 2000)
Visions Du Reel international film festival (Switzerland, May 2000).
Viennale international film festival (Vienna, Oct.2000).
Sheffield film festival (England, Oct.2000).
competition section of Leipzig film festival (Oct.2000).
Filmer a tout prix film festival, (Belgium, Nov.2000).
IDFA (Amsterdam, Nov.2000).
Margaret Mead film festival (New York, Nov.2000).
Popoli film festival (Italy, Nov 2000).
Ecrans documentaries de Gentilly(France, Nov.2000).
Festival of Festivals (Denmark, Oct.2000).
Danish Film Institute (Denmark, Nov.2000).
Trace de vies- Clermond Ferrand(France, Nov. 2000).
Encontros International Cinema Documentary (Portugal, Nov.2000).
Gotteborg International Film Festival, (Sweden 26 January- 4 February2001.(
Vesoul Film Festival (6- 13 Feb 2001, France).
17th North-South Media Festival (Geneva, 26-30 March 2001).
Academia film Olomouc (Czech Republic, 2-10 April).
Freiburger Film Forum, a biannual documentary festival, (May 2001, Germany).
Jakarta Film Festival,Jakarta 2001.
Amnesty International Film Festival ( March 2001, Netherlands).
Lussas filmfestival, France,2005.
Aljeria Tv film festival,March 2006.
Tunisia film festival,Tunisia,April 2006.
Film Archive, Austria,2006.
Attak filmfestival, France, March 2007.
COMPTOIR DU Doc, Rennes,France, 2008.
Images from the East(IMO)Film Festival, Sau Paulo, Brazil. Sep 2011.
Broadcast on ARTE(France), SVT(Sweden), NHK(Japan), Planet(France).
Awards:
Jury Special Mention at the 22nd Cinema De Reel International Film Festival (Paris, March 2000).
Prize of Pierre Alain Donnier at 17th North-South Media Festival (Geneva, March 2001). Special mention from the jury at the 17th North-South Media Festival (Geneva, April 2001).
Jury Special Award at the Academia film Olomouc (The Czech Republic, 2-10 April 2001).