To drive through it was both to experience a kind of cinematic thrill and attain a level of comprehension only the movies could prepare you for. By the time the 2010’s rolled around, audiences were ...

Iran is an ancient civilization with a rich history of art, poetry, and architecture. Persian literature is often recognized ...

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) was back at the Berlinale this year with a stand, flashmob and a long-planned panel discussion on why it believes the Academy of Motion Picture ...

With eerie relevance, this week also happens to mark the start of the BAMPFA series Iranian Cinema: From Aesthetics to Politics (Sat/7-April 23), so you have an opportunity to familiarize yourself ...

As the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) this year wakes up to protests over 19 films being stopped from screening, another form of protest comes to mind. The year was 2022, the 27th IFFK, ...

In a room of 1,500 men, Sara Shahverdi becomes the only female leader in her region of Iran - a new film joins her as she pushes for change.

Planning a movie night with 'A Season for Cinema: Myth and prototype in Iranian Cinema' on any device? Finding where to stream, rent, buy, or watch how to watch this film can be more complicated than ...

As the U.S.-led assault on Iran continues, Iranian filmmakers are taking to social media to support the foreign intervention to topple Tehran's theocracy. "The 47-year nightmare has not yet fully ...