Ballad of a White Cow + Discussion
Sat
7
Sat 7 Sep 1:00 PM
Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
105 Mins | Progress 1984: Abolishing the Death Penalty
2020 | DCP |IRN, FRA | D: Maryam Moghadam/Behtash Sanaeeha
Persian – English subtitles
Grieving widow and mother Mina discovers her husband’s innocence a year after his execution. Searching for justice, Mina must grapple with emotional turmoil, strained family relationships, limited financial means – and the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
Ballad of a White Cow offers both an intimate portrait of grief and a compelling exploration of integrity, fairness and the death penalty.
‘…humanism shines through, centred in Moghaddam’s dignified performance’ – Variety
PLEASE NOTE: This film is Unclassified.
Join us after the screening for a thought-provoking discussion on the contemporary use of capital punishment with Associate Professor Mai Sato, inaugural director of Eleos Justice – an institution working to abolish the death penalty through research, advocacy and education. The conversation will be moderated by Qin Qin.
Part of Progress 1984: Abolishing the Death Penalty. A discounted Event Pass is available to attend screenings of Difret (Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, 2014) and Ballad of a White Cow as well as a thought-provoking discussion with Associate Professor Mai Sato, moderated by Qin Qin. Learn more
MAI SATO
Mai Sato is an Associate Professor at Monash University’s Faculty of Law. Mai is the inaugural director of Eleos Justice, a collaboration between Capital Punishment Justice Project and Monash Law dedicated to abolishing the death penalty through evidence-based research, policy and clinical casework. Mai is also Deputy Director of CrimeInfo, an anti-death penalty NGO based in Japan. Mai currently serves as the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
QIN QIN
Canberra local Qin Qin grew up striving to be a ‘good’ migrant. By 29, she was an ex-lawyer with four degrees working overseas for UNICEF. After one too many crises, Qin Qin chose to question her path, a journey she explores in her debut memoir, Model Minority Gone Rogue. It’s the first title published under Benjamin Law’s Hachette scouting partnership. Qin Qin was named a ‘40 under 40: Most Influential Asian Australian’ and is a librarian and regular interviewer/speaker. Her life mission is to live consciously for a more peaceful and sustainable world.
Persian – English subtitles
Grieving widow and mother Mina discovers her husband’s innocence a year after his execution. Searching for justice, Mina must grapple with emotional turmoil, strained family relationships, limited financial means – and the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
Ballad of a White Cow offers both an intimate portrait of grief and a compelling exploration of integrity, fairness and the death penalty.
‘…humanism shines through, centred in Moghaddam’s dignified performance’ – Variety
PLEASE NOTE: This film is Unclassified.
Join us after the screening for a thought-provoking discussion on the contemporary use of capital punishment with Associate Professor Mai Sato, inaugural director of Eleos Justice – an institution working to abolish the death penalty through research, advocacy and education. The conversation will be moderated by Qin Qin.
Part of Progress 1984: Abolishing the Death Penalty. A discounted Event Pass is available to attend screenings of Difret (Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, 2014) and Ballad of a White Cow as well as a thought-provoking discussion with Associate Professor Mai Sato, moderated by Qin Qin. Learn more
MAI SATO
Mai Sato is an Associate Professor at Monash University’s Faculty of Law. Mai is the inaugural director of Eleos Justice, a collaboration between Capital Punishment Justice Project and Monash Law dedicated to abolishing the death penalty through evidence-based research, policy and clinical casework. Mai is also Deputy Director of CrimeInfo, an anti-death penalty NGO based in Japan. Mai currently serves as the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
QIN QIN
Canberra local Qin Qin grew up striving to be a ‘good’ migrant. By 29, she was an ex-lawyer with four degrees working overseas for UNICEF. After one too many crises, Qin Qin chose to question her path, a journey she explores in her debut memoir, Model Minority Gone Rogue. It’s the first title published under Benjamin Law’s Hachette scouting partnership. Qin Qin was named a ‘40 under 40: Most Influential Asian Australian’ and is a librarian and regular interviewer/speaker. Her life mission is to live consciously for a more peaceful and sustainable world.