Monday May 11 | 10:30 AM | Kino Muza 1
Educational meeting inspired by the film ‘A FOX UNDER A PINK MOON’, dir. Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhalaghi
Recommended age: 16+
For five years, 16-year-old Soraya Akhalaghi filmed key moments of her life on a mobile phone. During this time, she created striking drawings and sculptures while attempting to escape Iran, fleeing a violent husband to join her mother in Austria. Built from fragments of the protagonist’s personal archive and directed entirely remotely, the film sits at the intersection of artistic cinema and autobiographical essay. It explores questions of identity, migration, and freedom, as well as the need for artistic expression as a means of survival. Here, art becomes not only a tool for storytelling but also a symbol of freedom and escape, as well as a way to reclaim agency and dignity.
Trigger warning: This film deals with the subject of domestic violence.
Moderator:
Aleksandra Muniak – a psychologist specialising in art therapy and crisis intervention. Founder of the ‘w.arte’ collective, which focuses on education in the field of art therapy and workshop activities. She works with children, young people and adults, providing psychological consultations and crisis intervention. As a lecturer, she teaches psychology students and is involved in training activities focused on supporting people in crisis. She gained her experience working with the Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę Foundation, the Wyraziście Foundation and the SWPS University Clinic, among others. In her work, she combines a psychological approach with elements of art therapy, supporting the process of change and development in an atmosphere of mindfulness, respect and cooperation.
