When the poet Sepideh Jodeyri published a Persian translation of Blue is the Warmest Colour, a prize-winning graphic novel about a passionate relationship between two young women, she faced a campaign of intimidation in her native Iran so erce it drove her into exile in Prague. In this special event, Jodeyri joins LGBT activist Ailbhe Smyth to explore the cost of freedom of expression in a country where homosexuality is illegal. e discussion will be followed by a special screening of Blue is the Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche’s adaptation of Julie Maroh’s graphic novel, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2013.

Presented in association with the Irish Film Institute and Art for Amnesty.