Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Ava Maria Safai’s short horror film ZIP (2023), was green-lit for production by the Crazy8s Film Society out of hundreds of submissions, and for good reason. ZIP is a disturbing coming of age story about a girl on the cusp of her 16th birthday whose dream it is to sing an original song in her highschool talent show. However, her father has other plans, and she wakes on her birthday to find that her mouth has been replaced with a zipper she cannot open. Set in 1979 in Canada but during a pivotal year in Iranian history, ZIP is an effective condemnation of human rights violations against Iranian women, sparked by the murder of 16-year old Mahsa Amini for ostensibly removing her hijab.
Author: Doyle, Kelly
Institution: Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Language: English
Topic: Cinema History and Criticism
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7220138710