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by Kaveh Mohebbi & Faran Moradi
From Kiarostami to Abbasi, from Farrokhzad to Amirpour. From pre-revolutionary cinema to modern times. Join Iranian-Canadian filmmakers Kaveh Mohebbi and Faran Moradi (a screenwriter and a director) as they embark on a crash-course on all that Iranian cinema has to offer episode-to-episode one film at a time.
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- 1 weeks ago52 min
070 - Hollywood Hitjobs: Rosewater
Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy. Written and Directed by Jon Stewart
- 3 weeks ago1h 53m
069 - Close-Up (ft. Tara Aghdashloo)
The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film. Written and Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
- Jun 12, 20261h 12m
068 - Chicken With Plums
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death. Directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud
- May 29, 20261h 24m
067 - Santouri (ft. Sepideh Yadegar)
Crushed by the contraband nature of music in theocratic Iran, a talented santour player is faced with poverty, addiction and his fractured marriage. Directed by Dariush Mehrjui
- May 14, 202649 min
066 - The Apple
After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time. Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf
- Apr 30, 202659 min
065 - Buddah Collapsed Out of Shame
In Afghanistan, a young girl embarks on a journey to learn to read and write, only to be met with a series of obstacles including financial strain, a series of quests and a local gang of bullies pretending to be the Taliban. Directed by Hana Makhmalbaf
- Apr 16, 20261h 24m
064 - A Man of Integrity
A drama about corruption and injustice in Iranian society. You are the oppressed, or you have to join the oppressor to survive. Written and Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
- Apr 2, 20261h 3m
063 - The Things You Kill
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance. Written and Directed by Alireza Khatami
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From Kiarostami to Abbasi, from Farrokhzad to Amirpour. From pre-revolutionary cinema to modern times. Join Iranian-Canadian filmmakers Kaveh Mohebbi and Faran Moradi (a screenwriter and a director) as they embark on a crash-course on all that Iranian cinema has to offer episode-to-episode one film at a time.
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