Veil of Dreams
Feature Documentary for theatrical release and Discovery Channel
Authored and researched in Tehran by Marilyn McFadyen, with production by Oak Three Films of Singapore
Since the fall of the Shah, the Western media have generally portrayed Iranian women as oppressed and down-trodden. The reality is more subtle. Women are free to follow a wide range of social and sporting activities – it’s simply that Islamic law prohibits them from doing so in the view of men. In a remarkable turnaround, considering the resurgence of fundamentalist Islamic values, women are permitted to form a national football team for the first time.