And Granny would dance

And Granny would dance

Red dress. No straps.

Now I’m in the kitchen

West question East answer

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Memories of a childhood in Tehran form a celebration of Iranian women

The Iranian-British filmmaker Maryam Mohajer is known for animations inspired by her childhood in Tehran and rendered in her distinctive two-dimensional style. Drawn from ‘childhood memories and shared stories’, her celebrated short And Granny Would Dance is told from the perspective of six-year-old Marmar, who glimpses a strange and fascinating adult world of stories and jokes shared between her grandmother’s friends over cards and tea. But........

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