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Voices of the Morning

Meena Nanji

1992 00:13:00 United StatesEnglishB&WStereo4:3Video

Description

A multiple award winner, this experimental tape explores the psychological ramifications of a woman growing up under orthodox Islamic law. Resisting traditional definitions of a woman’s role in society as first and foremost a dutiful daughter or wife, Nanji struggles to find a space amidst the web of restrictive familial and societal conventions.

About Meena Nanji

Born in Kenya but of South Asian descent, Meena Nanji moved to England when she was nine and to Los Angeles when she was 17. Her work concerns the global diaspora of post-colonial peoples and the disruption and replacement of cultural values, traditions, and ideologies that result from these migrations.