Through its anagrammatical title and anachronistic structure, rial & tERROR creates a fragmented, cross-generational narrative of the Iranian diaspora through moments of collective loss, longing and violent disruption. A central question to this experimental video is how the notion of pleasure is shaped through imperial, military and state violence. The video collage comprises pre-revolutionary Iranian TV commercials of Western commodities, Iranian 1960’s psychedelic rock music, pirated tapes of American 1980’s pop music videos distributed as contraband in post-revolutionary Iran, and home video. A central question to this experimental video is how the notion of pleasure is shaped through imperial, military and state violence.
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