Analysis of the film Women without Men (Shirin Neshat, 2009)

Describe the ways in which this film is different from a Hollywood blockbuster.
How does the film experiment with basic visual elements like camera work, framing, use of color?
How does the film speak to an American audience? To an International audience outside of the US?
Is the Director Shirin Neshat an activist? How? Does she provoke? If so, how?
Does the film make you think about women’s lives in a new and different way? If so, how?

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