Veils Uncovered

Streaming video - 2002

For sale on the market of the Syrian capital Damascus: lingerie of transparent plastic, adorned with zippers, feathers, flashlights and even some tunes on microchips. The contrast with the customers' black veils could not be greater. The Canadian documentary filmmaker Noura Kevorkian, who emigrated from Lebanon as a teenager, looked for women who had the courage to lift their veils. Although it is strictly prohibited to film women in Syria, Kevorkian talks with a few brave ones about their concealed sexuality...

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Six Island Productions 2002.
2017.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
In Process Record.
Film
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
00:25:15
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).