Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

Filmed over five years, Writing Hawa is the story of three generations of Hazara women from the same family in Afghanistan. With unique access, director Najiba Noori films her mother Hawa and her niece Zahra in their aspirations to emancipate themselves from patriarchal traditions. Forced into marriage as a child, Hawa is already 52 years […]

What are we born into? What do we inherit, carry, and what are we burdened with? The Hatching is an experimental and interactive new performance from award-winning poet and playwright Yomi Ṣode, exploring the layered themes of belonging, identity, and responsibility in a world that isn’t equal. Directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, with a soundscape and […]