Overview of articles
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Women’s Prison
The harsh life in a women’s prison as a metaphor for Iranian society in the last two decades. A young guard has lots of ideals…Published on: -
Bemani
Fictional, but very realistic, powerful and moving story about three powerful young women in Ilam, a region of Iran where the suicide rate among girlsPublished on: -
Green Card
Young Afghan film maker in Teheran follows in the footsteps of Kiarostami. With a cameo part for the Dutch embassy.Published on: -
Raining Ashes
A woman in jail dreams of the activist who writes her letters. Or is the imaginary relationship between prisoner and activist really the other way…Published on: -
Conquest of Paradise
A split screen that, with the aid of icons such as basketball and red white and blue, illustrates the illusion of the American Dream.Published on: -
From Tehran to London
Akbari stopped shooting her film in Iran after several filmmakers were arrested. She edited her story about a married couple in crisis in London. HencPublished on: -
Scaffold
Two images side-by-side, mysterious sound. On the left, labourers are busy with sand and wheelbarrows, paving among the traffic. On the right, outsidePublished on: -
When the Curtain Falls
An artist paints a poem on a glass canvas. His model disappears from view thanks to the beautiful calligraphy of an old poem. The glass…Published on: -
Keep Us, Keep Us
Modern Teheran seen from the car. One shot, three friends, good humoured conversation and a practical joke with consequences.Published on: -
Make Art, Not War
A cardboard city and a tank that shoots beautiful graffiti on the walls. The title says it all: Make art, not war!Published on: