Cutting Through Rocks: A determined woman
While we may think of the film being Iran-specific, all of these themes continue to be in flux all around the world.
Tag: Iran
AFIFest 2025: Opening Day
Time again for AFIFest Presented by Canva—five days of some of the best films of the year. This is...
His Father’s Son: Moaphi’s delightful family drama cooks
Has there ever been a more palpable tension than the one that exists between a father and his son?...
The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Rasoulof’s compelling drama shows how poison rots the fruit of the home
When poison outside of the home infects the inside of it, the results can be catastrophic....
The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Rasoulof’s thriller exposes the brutality of religious oppression
When poison outside of the home infects the inside of it, the results can be catastrophic....
HollyShorts Film Festival 2024: Some animation and films from the PNW
HollyShorts Film Festival is an Oscar-qualifying event, currently going on in Hollywood. Over 200...
Shayda – Celebrating strong women
An Iranian woman and her daughter hope for a new life while in an Australian women’s shelter....
Tehranto: Seeing (and Celebrating) Something Different
Just because two people are from the same place, it does not mean they?ve shared the same...
No Bears – In search of freedom
What do you do if the government forbids you from making films? If you are Iranian filmmaker Jafar...
A Man of Integrity – Can ethics survive?
?Life teaches everybody. Some learn quick, others slow. Some learn too much, others not enough.?...
Slamdance 2022 – Let’s watch some docs
Today?s report on the Slamdance Film Festival looks at some documentary features. These three...
Slamdance 2022 – First roundup
Welcome to Slamdance Film Festival. Slamdance is a festival that bills itself as ?by filmmakers,...
Saturday at AFI Fest 2021
If you?re in the mood for a time-bending coming-of-age story, Petite Maman will do the trick. From...