Out of Silence: Readings from the Afghan Women’s Writing Project
Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles
March 8, 2010
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On March 8, 2010, the first ever dramatic readings of selected essays and poems written by emerging Afghan women writers occurred in Los Angeles, California.
Hosted by the Simon Wiesenthal Center: Museum of Tolerance, and sponsored by the women’s committees of many Hollywood unions, guilds, and entertainment organizations (AFTRA, PGA, SAG, WGAw, WIF) in celebration of International Women’s Day, a group of celebrity actresses gathered on stage to give voice to those who have been silenced for too long.
Featured readers included: Nancy Travis, Conchata Ferrell, Marcia Wallace, Jodi Long, Summer Bishil, Nichelle Nichols, Bahar Soomekh, Nadia Bjorlin, and Teal Sherer.
(Click here to download a PDF of the event’s program.)
(Click here to view event and performance credits.)
With many thanks to director of photography and editor Stephen Brooks, we have assembled a collection of 24 video clips of the readings, as well as a compelling 37-minute documentary that includes several of the readings as well as behind the scenes footage and Masha Hamilton’s closing remarks. These are on the Los Angeles video clips page.