The Plight of Women in the Green Revolution

 

On June 13, 2009, the results of the Iran Presidential Election were announced and showed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be the winner with more than 60% of the vote. This sparked major controversy among the people of Iran and so the supporters of Ahmadinejad's opponent, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, immediately took to the streets and began the current Iran election protests. This event has come to be known as the Green Revolution since that was Mousavi's presidential campaign color. During the campaign, women became very involved in the support of Mousavi since he promised to create laws that would be fairer to Iran's female population (unlike those of Ahmadinejad). These women have also been very involved in the current election protests. This trailer was my very first video production and it was created in order to show the struggle of the women of this Green Revolution and how they continue to fight for their rights as human beings.