The late Bahram Beyzaie is a part of all of us. We have lived with his stories, plays, and films—from…
Year: 2025
Today it was announced that the Oscars’ selection committee has removed the strong Iranian film Cause of Death: Unknown from the…
Young Mothers, directed by the celebrated French filmmakers Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, is one of the most notable works…
Ardeshir Farah’s music has always felt to me like a lived truth rather than a manufactured fusion. When we talk…
The documentary Riefenstahl (2024), directed by Andres Veiel, examines the life of Leni Riefenstahl through a critical lens. She is…
At first glance, it may seem unlikely that the publication of a novel in the early nineteenth century could play…
Why do international film festivals prefer to view Iran through Jafar Panahi’s lens rather than Saeed Roustaee’s? The choice between…
Reports by Nargess SamadiThe good news is that Ms. Nargess Samadi, Festival Reporter and Reviwer of Cinema Without Borders, will…
Austin-based writer/director/graphic designer Yen Tan’s fifth feature film, All That We Love, begins poetically with the sound of bird songs…
Trifole establishes its world from the earliest moments as a story about the slow disappearance of a way of life,…