![]() It begins with a quarrel with my 10-year-old daughter Amira, trapped in a boy’s body. The camera was the best medicine and the best companion. I went through chemotherapy, simultaneously with cinema therapy and art therapy. When did you point the camera at your body?ġ5 years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. While body changes are the most noticeable to others, they happen much more slowly than the changes of the self that resides inside. At the same time, I am changing with every second. I am trying to figure it out and I feel like I’m getting closer every second. But what about our inner selves? To this very day, I do not know who I am. For others, the body is the first point of contact. The relationship between the body and the psyche is also fascinating. The body fascinates me as a shell in which we are forced to function. I translate it directly into the art I create. ![]() I am interested in changes and adaptations of the body under the influence of various factors. Traumatropy is about reversing this process, about influencing the brain to restore its shape as close to the original as possible. It’s as if some new plastic part was inserted there. Mania Akbari: New research on brain plasticity shows that trauma can trigger physical changes in the brain. When I met with her at the Kraków Film Festival and asked about her frame of mind, she replied empathically that she doesn’t need pity – but thousands of women who accept their fate do.Īrtur Zaborski: What is traumatropy about? ![]() Now, through her art, she appeals for the dignity of Iranian women. After cruel persecutions, she chose exile and found shelter in the UK. Since Akbari wasn’t going to stay quiet, she didn’t have to wait long for the authorities’ reaction. Women in Iran aren’t supposed to talk about such things. In her work, Iranian director Mania Akbari looks at subjects such as mastectomy, menopause and pregnancy, often using her own experiences. Prestigious institutions such as the British Film Institute and Tate Modern have organized retrospectives of her oeuvre. Her films have premiered at the most important festivals: in Locarno, San Sebastián and Cannes.
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