Forbidden Voices [SEP] country of origin
publicly defamed on Cuban State TV for fighting for Human Rights in Cuba; Zeng Jinyan lived for years with her husband Hu Jia (Activist) and her new born daughter under house arrest in Beijing for their fight for Human Rights in China; and Farnaz Seifi has been arrested for her fight for Gender Equality in Iran and forced in to exile.
Premier and awards.
The award-winning documentary "Forbidden Voices" premiered at the 2012 Visions du Réel Film Festival in Nyon, Switzerland and had its International Premiere at
a collections of poetry focused on dislocation and its various forms. This collection won the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award for Multi-cultural Poetry in 2000 and a Goldies Award for Literature. Along with her books, she has written and performed in several one-woman plays: "Under The Ramadan Moon," "Country of Origin," "32 Mohammeds," "Voices From the Siege," and "The Torture Quartet." Her play "Country of Origin" was performed at The Kennedy Center in