Solar

Curtas Vila do Conde is dedicated to challenging rigid concepts and expanding the understanding of cinema. To support this goal, a strategic partnership was formed with Solar – Cinematic Art Gallery, a gallery that serves as a space for exhibition and artistic experimentation.

Alongside the exhibitions at Solar, filmmakers such as Morgan Quaintance, Deborah Stratman, Diogo Costa Amarante, and Marie Losier were invited to present film programs that include screenings of their works, as well as a carte blanche selection. This program also includes master classes and guided tours, which aim to engage the public in the critical and creative processes of the artists.

Maryam Tafakory

Maryam Tafakory is an Iranian visual artist who works with film and performance. Through collages that combine poetry, speculative nonfiction, and archival materials, Tafakory analyzes how images convey meaning, highlighting neglected narratives, especially queer stories. Her research-based projects address post-revolution Iranian cinema through films, performances, and video essays.

In 2025, the filmmaker will present a film program to be screened at Curtas Vila do Conde, proposing a dialogue between a partial retrospective of her work and various works that have influenced her artistic practice and consciousness.

— [S] Maryam Tafakory: Carte Blanche

Maryam Tafakory 1
· THE RETREAT, Gelare Khoshgozaran, 2023, USA/France, DOC, 21'
· THE HOUSE IS BLACK, Forugh Farrokhzad, 1962, Iran, DOC, 22'
· ليلة (A NIGHT WE HELD BETWEEN), Noor Abed, 2024, Palestinian Territories, EXP, 30'

Maryam Tafakory 2

· THE SHIP OF EXILE, Jocelyne Saab, 1982, France/Lebanon, DOC, 15'
· WE BEGAN BY MEASURING DISTANCE, Basma Alsharif, 2009, Palestinian Territories/Egypt, DOC/EXP, 19'
· THE TIME THAT SEPARATES US, Parastoo Anoushahpour, 2022, Canada/Jordan/Palestinian Territories, DOC/EXP, 35'

Maryam Tafakory 3
· I SIGNED THE PETITION, Mahdi Fleifel, 2018, Germany/Switzerland/UK, DOC, 10'
· THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING THE FLOWERS, Theo Panagopoulos, 2024, UK, DOC, 17'
· THE SECRET GARDEN, Nour Ouayda, 2023, Lebanon, EXP/FIC, 27'
· PARADISO, XXXI, 108, Kamal Aljafari, 2022, Palestinian Territories/Germany, DOC/EXP, 18'

Maryam Tafakory 4
· DEL NEVESHTEH, Maryam Tafakory, 2025, Iran, PERFORMANCE, 24'
· راز دل RAZEH-DEL, Maryam Tafakory, 2024, Iran/Italy/UK, FIC/DOC, 29'
· مست‌ دل MAST-DEL, Maryam Tafakory, 2023, Iran/UK, EXP/FIC/DOC, 17'