Measures of Distance
Synopsis
Hatoum's video suggests exile and displacement. She has said it also challenges 'the stereotype of Arab women as passive, mother as non-sexual being'.
Details
- Year
- 1988
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 16 mins
- Director
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Mona Hatoum
- Producer
- Mona Hatoum
- Screenwriter
- Mona Hatoum
- Sound
- Iain Macanulty
Genre
Categories
Production Status
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