Duality,” the new hybrid feature written, directed and produced by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Nezamdoost world-premiered this ...

Thousands of Iranian protesters were arrested in the months after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, following her arrest for ...

It Was Just an Accident” centers on a group of former prisoners who encounter a man they believe was the guard who tortured ...

From poetic masterpieces to defiant acts of resistance, Iranian cinema has given the world some of its most profound storytelling. Join us as we celebrate the visionary filmmakers who reshaped Iranian ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Discotchari’s new compilation “Tehrangeles Vice” resurrects forgotten 1980s Persian pop songs made in L.A. by ...

A federal judge sentenced two men to 25 years in prison for conspiring to murder Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad on Wednesday. Judge Colleen McMahon sentenced the two defendants, Rafat ...

Massoud Bakhshi investigates ethics of home footage documentary with 'All My Sisters,' built upon almost two decades of filming his two young nieces.

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NEW YORK — Twice imprisoned and banned for years from filmmaking, Iranian writer-director Jafar Panahi has defied a repressive faith-based government to offer “It Was Just an Accident,” opening Friday ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Alireza Khatami about his new movie, "The Things You Kill." ...