Looking for Oum Kulthum with Shirin Neshat
HAMMER | 7:30 p.m., Hammer Museum
Artist Shirin Neshat’s Looking for Oum Kulthum is a visually dazzling film-within-a-film about an Iranian artist-filmmaker who attempts to make a film about her hero, the legendary female Arab singer Oum Kulthum. Neshat’s heroine, Mitra, struggles as she dares to cross lines in a conservative, male-dominated society—reflecting the obstacles faced by Neshat and Kulthum themselves. (2017, dir. Shirin Neshat, English, Arabic, Farsi, with English subtitles, 90 min.)
A Q&A with director Shirin Neshat follows the screening.
Copresented with Otis College of Art and Design
More detailed information is available on the Hammer Museum website.
Event Date: Tuesday, Jun. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum
Price: Free
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.
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