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WHITEWASH

Directed by Golzar Taravati
Canada, 2022
Documentary, Short
  • 3131 minutes

Synopsis

Whitewash looks at the pressure felt amongst Iranian immigrants in Canada to change their given names to Western names on their resumes to increase their chance of getting a job, and the consequences that develop due to this act of cultural and identity erasure.

Synopsis

Whitewash looks at the pressure felt amongst Iranian immigrants in Canada to change their given names to Western names on their resumes to increase their chance of getting a job, and the consequences that develop due to this act of cultural and identity erasure.