ATASH, AISHA, TEYH: Three Films by Parine Jaddo

Screening Online: May 21–May 31 on ArteArchive.org

Free / $5 Suggested Donation

An Unpacking the ArteArchive program, this retrospective screening celebrates the early and little-known films of Iraqi-Lebanese filmmaker Parine Jaddo. Across the experimental works, Jaddo entangles truth and fiction to explore questions of cultural dissonance, estrangement, resistance, and desire. Shaped by her own migratory existence, her critique of patriarchy and colonialism, and influenced by deep collaborations with Black filmmakers at Howard University, the films assert an approach that is female-driven, searching, and formally inventive. This screening marks the recent digital restoration of the 16mm and 35mm works, and their first presentation to audiences in over two decades.

This program is co-presented with Prismatic Ground as part of their 2026 film festival.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.