The Witness
An old woman and activist, Tarlan, witnesses the murder of her friend Rana by her husband, who is an important government figure. When the police refuse to investigate, Tarlan decides to come forward with what she knows, but in doing so, she endangers herself and those around her. Co-scripted and edited by Jafar Panahi, the […]
My Stolen Planet
The Iranian director is forced to emigrate to her own private “planet” to be free. She buys other people’s memories in the form of Super 8 mm films, as well as records and archives her own memories with her cell phone, in order to create an alternative history of Iran while highlighting the struggle for […]
Sunset Sumberness
Documentary about and featuring the director Darius Mehrjui, the father of the “new Iranian cinema”. After a heavily censored career, Mehrjui was assassinated, along with his wife, in October 2023.
Cafe
Currently imprisoned Iranian filmmaker Navid Mihandoust presents the self-referential story of a director who lives surrounded by uncertainties while waiting to be sentenced and taken to prison. Mihandoust made the film while out on bail, without obtaining permission from the authorities, as he was convinced that cinema and art have a world of their own […]
