Spirit of change: Iran

United States, 1972

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Three young women - Sima Boozani, Rou Shaun and Susan Azardi are peaceful “soldiers” conscripted into Iran’s Army of Knowledge. By teaching reading and writing to young girls and illiterate women in the nation’s remote villages, these young women are quietly ushering in a social revolution in the oldest civilization in the world.

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Credits

producer

Suichi Kikuchi

production company

Nihon Hoso Kyokai

UNICEF

director

Masayuki Nakano

Duration

00:25:05:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013346

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United Nations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Children - Iran - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community education

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social action

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social isolation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social role

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Iran - Social conditions

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Educators

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literacy

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Reading comprehension

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Methodology

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social isolation

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social role

Literature → Writing

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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