‘Wolfgang’ at Rotterdam: Iranian Filmmaker on Their Audiovisual Acid Trip Opera Celebrating Mozart and “Silliness,” and Resistance From Exile

In a "gender-queering ode to self-transformation,” Filmsaaz reimagines the life of 22-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in ...
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Cannes-Bound Iranian Film ‘Woman and Child' Sparks Controversy, Prompting ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig' Director to Intervene (EXCLUSIVE)

Even before Saeed Roustayee's "Woman and Child" premieres at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, the Iranian director's new work is sparking heated controversy that reflects deep soul searching within ...

‘The Friend’s House Is Here’ Review: The Regime Threatens Two Underground Artists’ Friendship in a Fizzy, Defiant Iranian Drama

Smuggled out of Iran on a hard drive, Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz’s film combines the daring of Jafar Panahi with the ...