*A Regular Woman* (2019), directed by Sherry Hormann
On the everyday life of a woman who was killed—
This film is based on a true story depicting the life of a Kurdish woman who sought to choose her own path, only to have her life taken from her due to her conservative family's concept of "honor."
By casting an actress who shares the victim's background and utilizing the power of storytelling through the medium of the human body, the film interrogates the masculinity, patriarchy, and obsession with "honor" found within the family and community. It moves beyond the simplistic dichotomy of Islam versus the West.