A Seattle actor explores what it means to be an artist in exile
Performer Julia Rahmanzaei tells her story of leaving Iran to pursue artistic freedom in her solo show “I am an Actress, ...
Iranian ‘My Favourite Cake’ Filmmakers Sound Alarm Over Court Summons & Anonymous Death Threats
Iranian directors Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghadam have appealed for support after they received a court summons and ...
Palestinian PM on Trump plan for Gaza: ‘Our experience with leaving is a very bad one’
Christiane Amanpour speaks with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa at the Munich Security Conference about the future of Gaza.
Visa Problems and A Lack of Government Financial Support Jeopardize Iranian Filmmakers’ Oscar Campaign
Iranian filmmakers face geopolitical hurdles, financial struggles and visa issues on their Oscar journey with 'In the Shadow ...
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‘1001 Frames’ review: Experimental thriller shot clandestinely in Iran
Alia’s intuition in this powerful, deeply uncomfortable experimental thriller is to recast the sadistic sultan as a film director and the virgins he married and murdered as actresses who are ...
In ‘1001 Frames,’ an Iranian-American Director Explores Power Imbalances and #MeToo
Mehrnoush Alia's feature debut, world premiering in Berlin's Panorama section, was shot without a permit in Iran: "This issue ...
EastEnders star Davood Ghadami ‘leaves wife for actress’ after pantomime romance
EastEnders star Davood Ghadami ‘leaves wife for actress’ after pantomime romance - Pair met while performing Aladdin on stage ...
The ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Cast on the Oscar-Nominee’s Clandestine Shoot — Including Being Directed from the Trunk of a Car
The Seed of the Sacred Fig' stars Mahsa Rostami and Setareh Maleki tell IndieWire about shooting the film in Iran with ...