Mahsa Karampour considers her relationship with her brother, who formed a punk band in Iran before trying to make it in the USA, in Into the Jaws of the Ogre.
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A filmmaker explores his family story in Paikar and inspires his father to open up about life in Afghanistan and then Iran, while navigating the COVID pandemic.
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Vanishing Tracks observes a family of farmers as they search for stolen sheep and their nomadic way of life faces a crossroads.
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Heritage, a portrait of two Iranian siblings caring for their ailing parents, makes the ordinary extraordinary.
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Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari defies censorship with Higher than Acidic Clouds a metaphorical film about silence, dreams, and freedom.
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Cutting Through Rocks observes politician Sara Shahverdi as she makes history as the first woman elected to public officer in her remote Iranian town.
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Leila Amini observes her sister Nasreen and her plight to pursue her passion as a singer in Iran, where public performances by women are prohibited, in A Sisters' Tale.
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An interview with A Sisters' Tale director Leila Amini and producer Afsaneh Salari on their documentary about the fight for women's voices.
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An interview with Meteor director Atefeh Khademolreza on her animated short doc about the fight for women's rights and queer rights in Iran.
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An interview with 752 Is Not a Number director Babak Payami and subject Hamed Esmaeilion about sharing a father's search for answers and justice in the aftermath of the Ukrainian Flight PS752
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