D'Salon

Bridging Divides

Oct 12, 2024, 6.30 PM @ Festival Center D'24

Event language: German

Home and identity—how do they shape us, and how do we shape them? We will talk about how personal stories influence the way we see the world and help to break down prejudices. Tara Paighambari’s book Café of Freedom is a powerful example of how to find a sense of belonging. Afterwards, we will be showing Sisterqueens, a film about three young women who use their music to drive social change and find a voice for their generation.

Program Info

Conversation

Guests

Tara Paighambari

Born in Tehran in 1990, Tara Paighambari came to Berlin when she was five. She studied molecular biology, worked as a management consultant and now runs her own café and start-up. She lives in Berlin with her family.

Silvia Albarella

Silvia Albarella is an artist as well as set and costume designer. She has lived in Berlin since 1996, where she works as an artist as well as stage and costume designer for both her own productions and other artists and theatres. The focus of her work lies at the interface between theatre, film, performance and, most recently, virtual reality. She has been working in the film business since 2003.

Clara Stella Hüneke

Clara Stella Hüneke studied video art and made her bachelor's documentary 'Parko' in Athens in 2015, about a squatted car park. She worked as a junior producer at Vice until she started studying directing at the Film Academy in 2018. Her animated film 'Auf bald, deine Clara' was screened at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film and many other festivals. Sisterqueens' is her graduation film and the opening film of the documentary section.
Gollaleh Ahmadi

Gollaleh Ahmadi

Gollaleh Ahmadi was elected to the Berlin House of Representatives on 26 September 2021 on the state list of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, with a focus on domestic and media policy; she is originally from Iran and, after fleeing to Germany with her family, has been involved in voluntary work in the areas of human rights, education and justice.

Moderation

Jana Sepehr

Jana Sepehr was born in Hamburg and studied sociology, globalisation and (development) policy in Kiel, Maastricht and San Diego. For her master's thesis at the University of Ghana, she researched the migration of doctors and its consequences for the health system. Since 2015 she has been working as a freelance journalist for Die Zeit, Der Spiegel and ZDF. She edits the publications and D'Salon for documentaries.

Media in this event

Café of Freedom tells the inspiring story of Tara Paighambari, a young woman who lives her dream, despite her difficult escape from Iran and a life in refugee shelters. Her story is a testament to courage, perseverance, and the power of determination.
Filmstill "Sisterqueens"
The three friends Jamila, Rachel, and Faseeha are part of Sisterqueens, a Berlin-based rap collective. They challenge social norms, rap about feminism, discrimination, and self-determination, and help each other to forge their own paths.
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