34;AninterviewwithMaryamKeshavarz34;bySydneyBaloue---(Afterellen)

　quot;Thereisntanycorrectwaytointerpretanypieceofart...Idontknowwhatyourbackgroundis.Idontknowifyouhavesomesortofaddiction.Doyourelatetothebrother,whoissomeonewhoisstrugglingassomeonewhoisntevil?Doyourelatetothesisterbecauseyouvebeeninthatsituation?Itdependsonyourbackground.Itdependsonmanythings.quot;　　　　quot;IwasalwaysinterestedinfilmsaboutfamilydynamicsmaybebecauseIgrewupinahugefamily...Iwasfascinatedbyhowdoessomeonewhoisveryliberal,open-minded,whoisverymuchagainstlikewhatthestatusquoofthegovernment,howdotheycreatefamilyandsanctuaryandutopia.AndIthinkthatisveryhuman.Likeinanyrepressiveculturepeopletrytocreateaspecialspace,andwhatarethevulnerabilitiesofthat.quot;　　　　quot;...itwouldnotbeaboutoneissue,becauseIthinkthatevenifyoupegthesewomenorsaythattheyarequeer,thatisoneofthemanyidentitiesthattheyembodyinthefilm.Theyarealsopartofafamily,theyarealsopartofaschool,thereismultipleaspectsofhowtheyinteractintheworldandhowtheyreforcedtointeractintheworld.Ididntwantthefilmtobejustaboutthegirls,Iwantedittobeaboutthefamilyandhowtheystruggle.quot;　　　quot;AninterviewwithMaryamKeshavarzquot;bySydneyBaloue---(Afterellen)