Forough Farrokhzad
Forough Farrokhzad (1934–1967) was born in Tehran, and is considered one of Iran's most significant poets. Her poems describe a nuanced female point of view and life experience with aching beauty and deep passion. Farrokhzad published multiple volumes in her lifetime, including Reborn (1964), her fourth collection, considered a major achievement at the time. Her short, poetic documentary The House is Black (1962) is a landmark of Iranian cinema and the modern documentary in general. It is the only film she directed in her short lifetime. Farrokhzad died tragically in a car accident in 1967. Her poetry remained banned for more than two decades after the Islamic Revolution.
Madeline Anderson
Madeline Anderson earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from New York University. She began her film career in the late 1950s as a production manager and editor, working for legendary filmmakers Richard Leacock and Shirley Clarke. In 1960, Anderson directed Integration Report One, which is widely considered to be the first documentary directed by a Black woman in the United States. Anderson was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (1993) and was an honoree of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (2018). Her film I Am Somebody was inducted into the canon of the Center for African American Media Arts at the Smithsonian that same year. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Portrait of Madeline Anderson (above and landing slide): Myrna Suarez
Forough Farrokhzad
Forough Farrokhzad (1934–1967) was born in Tehran, and is considered one of Iran's most significant poets. Her poems describe a nuanced female point of view and life experience with aching beauty and deep passion. Farrokhzad published multiple volumes in her lifetime, including Reborn (1964), her fourth collection, considered a major achievement at the time. Her short, poetic documentary The House is Black (1962) is a landmark of Iranian cinema and the modern documentary in general. It is the only film she directed in her short lifetime. Farrokhzad died tragically in a car accident in 1967. Her poetry remained banned for more than two decades after the Islamic Revolution.
Madeline Anderson
Madeline Anderson earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from New York University. She began her film career in the late 1950s as a production manager and editor, working for legendary filmmakers Richard Leacock and Shirley Clarke. In 1960, Anderson directed Integration Report One, which is widely considered to be the first documentary directed by a Black woman in the United States. Anderson was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame (1993) and was an honoree of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (2018). Her film I Am Somebody was inducted into the canon of the Center for African American Media Arts at the Smithsonian that same year. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Portrait of Madeline Anderson (above and landing slide): Myrna Suarez