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Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda

Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda

Filmmaker, Founder, Creative Director

Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda is a Congolese Iranian award-winning filmmaker, recovering human rights lawyer and founder/creative director at the Collective for Black Iranians. Her films are grounded in shared African and Iranian heritage as it lyrically tells less heard stories in both documentary and fiction form.

Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda is a Congolese Iranian award-winning filmmaker, recovering human rights lawyer and founder/creative director at the Collective for Black Iranians. Her films are grounded in shared African and Iranian heritage as it lyrically tells less heard stories in both documentary and fiction form.

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The Things that Rot

The Things that Rot

Twelve-year old ballet dancer, Pegah, is prepping for her first show when her tooth starts aching and as war breaks out in her parents' home country, Iran.

Twelve-year old ballet dancer, Pegah, is prepping for her first show when her tooth starts aching and as war breaks out in her parents' home country, Iran.

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