ChinaFile Presents: Nikah, a Film Screening and Discussion

Set in China’s Uyghur region in 2017, and spanning the months between two weddings, Nikah follows Dilber, a young woman approaching a crossroads amid the Chinese government’s surveilling and detaining of members of her community. As even her most personal decisions become suddenly political, Dilber must struggle with the tension between tradition and modernity, as her world closes in around her.

Following the screening, co-directors Mukaddas Mijit and Bastien Ehouzan will be in discussion with ChinaFile Senior Editor for Investigations Jessica Batke.