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Sepideh wants to become an astronaut. She spends her nights exploring the secrets of the universe, while her family will do anything to keep her on the ground. The expectations for a young Iranian woman are very different from Sepideh's ambitions, and her plans to go to university are in danger.

Primary Title
  • Sepideh
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 4 July 2016
Release Year
  • 2013
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 00
Duration
  • 90:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Sepideh wants to become an astronaut. She spends her nights exploring the secrets of the universe, while her family will do anything to keep her on the ground. The expectations for a young Iranian woman are very different from Sepideh's ambitions, and her plans to go to university are in danger.
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • Persian
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Documentary films--Iran
  • Teenage girls--Education--Iran
  • Teenage girls--Iran--Social conditions
Genres
  • Documentary
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Berit Madsen (Director)
  • Berit Madsen (Writer)
  • Sepideh Hooshyar (Interviewee)
  • Radiator Film (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Documentary films--Iran
  • Teenage girls--Education--Iran
  • Teenage girls--Iran--Social conditions