By: Ghasideh Golmakani The Visit (Azadeh Moussavi, 2019) premiering at the 42nd Claremont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival occasioned this review piece. A mother and daughter are sitting across from a camera in a photography studio…
By James Prestridge Iranian director Saeed Jafarian joins us on Close-up Culture to tell us about his acclaimed short film Umbra (Tariki) following its screening at the UK Film Festival in London. Q: ‘Umbra’ has been…
In Conversation with Mona Shahi By Hadi Alipanah Translate to English by siavash saadlou Little Boy, Mona Shahi’s second short film, was among Iran’s most noteworthy works of animation during this past year, and for…
Kaveh Mazaheri’s Iranian film Retouch has enjoyed a successful film festival run, winning at three Oscar qualifying film festivals, including: Tribeca Film Festival (Best Narrative Short), Palm Springs Shortfest (Best Live Action over 15 Min) and the Krakow Film Festival (Silver Dragon for Best Short…
First, the Recap: Alternatives. In moments of decision, whether in haste or premeditated, there is a pattern of thought involved which will ultimately define the action or actions that follow. Faced with options that could…
