Red Names This is a short video celebrating the legacy of thousands of women who lost their lives in Iran between 1979 and 1999 due to their political, social and religious beliefs. For Amin Zarghami & Shahrzad Arshadi, working on this video was an opportunity to pay tribute to the memory of these women-some of whom they knew personally-and grieve their loss. It is intended as a testament both to their suffering and to the political tyranny that led to their execution. 12 minutes / Beta/ 1999Amin Zarghami is a film and video editor/director. He has worked as a journalist for many years. He is currently the editor of JadidOnline, an online magazine and educational site for teaching multi-media journalism to Persian speaking journalists in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikestan. Shahrzad Arshadi, a human rights activist and Montréal - base Canadian/Iranian artist, came to Canada as a political refugee on December 24, 1983. In the past fourteen years, Shahrzad has ventured into different fields of photography, painting and video, enabling her focus on issues of memory, culture and human rights. Shahrzad has exhibited her work in various locations across North America and Europe.
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