Overview of articles
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Three Ways of Returning
A rich three-part essay film portraying attempts at reconnecting with often traumatic pasts, spanning China, Germany and Iran.Published on: -
Poem and Stone
The various colours, smells and flavours of Tehran are almost tangible. Can memories and the desire to be somewhere be captured in images?Published on: -
Nazarbazi
Nazarbazi is Farsi for ‘the play of glances’, a game of forbidden touch, played out for the camera through glistening eyes.Published on: -
Sunshine Express
An exercise in role-playing reinforces the restrictive nature of everyday life in Iranian society.Published on: -
The Crowd
Met with restrictions a group of Gen-Z/Millennial friends in Tehran make a goodbye plan for their friend.Published on: -
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Now-exiled Iranian writer-director Rasoulof interweaves political activism with family drama. Winner of Cannes Prix Spécial.Published on: -
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Hit the Road
Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CETPublished on: -
Negligence
An unmissable cinematic treasure from journalist, screenwriter, director and Iran’s first dubbing artist Ali Kasmaie.Published on: -
No One Knows About Persian Cats
The Iranian-Kurdish director Bahman Ghobadi dives into the hectic subculture of rock and heavy metal in Teheran. In a mix of documentary, comedy, dramPublished on:
