AQSA 2.0 Presents Film & Discussion, featuring

A Separation by Asghar Farhadi

A Separation is about a married couple faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran to look after a deteriorating parent with Alzheimer’s disease.  The film explores issues of class, gender, religiosity, as well as questions of interpretation and the difficulty in finding the ‘Truth’.  ‘A Separation‘ received Best Foreign Language Film at the 2012 Academy Awards.

Read more about the film or watch the trailer.

Date: Tuesday April 17, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Location: Auditorium, Noor Cultural Centre
Admission: $5-10 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Light refreshments provided.

AQSA 2.0 is a Toronto-based grassroots arts collective by and for young women, queer and trans people who self-identify as Muslim. Founded in 2007, it has produced four zines over the past four years and has organized several workshops, retreats, and poetry readings.  It is one of the only spaces in Toronto where women, queer and trans-identified Muslim folks and their allies can come together in an anti-oppressive, pro-choice and queer and trans positive environment to discuss the issues of importance to them.