"The Birthday" — Sexuality and gender remain bound to tradition in modern Iran, and yet within this rigid Islamic society, this film follows the experiences of a young man who decides to become a woman. (Negin Kianfar and Daisy Mohr. 2006. 63 min.)
The American Museum of Natural History will present the second annual Margaret Mead Film Festival of innovative, non-fiction work that is an eye on the outside world. The films will be shown at 7 p.m., on April 10-12 and 17-19, in the first floor conference room of the new Administration and Conference Center on the St. Thomas campus.
This year's festival, hosted by UVI's Communication Program within the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, will feature the screenings of 10 independent, cultural, documentary films. The film program is free and open to the public. UVI faculty members will be on hand to lead discussions and interpret the films. A limited number of seats will be filled on a first come, first served basis.