The Gaze | MoMA

Film

Thu, Feb 12, 2015, 4:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

Behind the Veil. 1972. USA. Directed by Eve Arnold

Reassemblage. 1982. USA. Directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha. 40 min.

The first film made by Vietnamese émigré Trinh T. Minh-ha focuses on farming in rural Senegal. Preserved with support from NYWIFT’s Women’s Film Preservation Fund.

Behind the Veil. 1972. USA. Directed by Eve Arnold. 50 min.

A rare and eye-opening look into the workings of an actual Dubai harem, this is the only film made by Magnum photographer Eve Arnold. Print courtesy of the Reserve Film and Video Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Preserved with support from NYWIFT’s Women’s Film Preservation Fund.

This film accompanies Carte Blanche: Women’s Film Preservation Fund—Women Writing the Language of Cinema.

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