At an extravagant reception, hotelier Steve Farzam seemed to literally plunge into marriage, appearing to dive from a helicopter in a rainbow parachute onto the grounds of a luxury hotel north of ...

Palestine Under Siege is a film set on the West Bank in Palestine. It examines the Israeli Occupation through interviews ...

There’s little doubt that Saudi Arabia contributed to its own problems, driven by leadership hubris and poor advice. The Line ...

It Was Just an Accident” centers on a group of former prisoners who encounter a man they believe was the guard who tortured ...

From poetic masterpieces to defiant acts of resistance, Iranian cinema has given the world some of its most profound ...

On Tehran's bustling streets, women walk unveiled in jeans and sneakers and couples stroll hand-in-hand. But beneath the surface, a darker reality is unfolding.

Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2025 will take place in hybrid mode from November 13th to 16th 2025. "Bug" by Ali Masoumi, "Korbat" by Niloufar Naderi Tehrani, "Fasel Paridan" by Shahang ...

Iran's greatest living director is free. Jafar Panahi is out of prison, the ban against him making movies has been rescinded and he's now trotting the globe with arguably his greatest work, "It Was ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi about his new movie, "It Was Just An Accident." Panahi made the film right after being released from Iranian prison.

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That kicks off a chain of events that causes several people to confront the nightmare they thought they'd put behind them in "It Was Just an Accident," the latest incendiary work from Iranian ...