IFFK: I want nothing but natural rights, says Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi

IFFK: I want nothing but natural rights, says Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi

Fearlessness is a quality Mahnaz Mohammadi is often associated with. But the Iranian filmmaker and women’s rights activist, recipient of the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala’s (IFFK) Spirit of Cinema Award, says her first exposure to cinema, as a child, started with fear. Unable to make it to Kerala due to a travel ban […]

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Lock of hair as a political statement from Iran at IFFK opening ceremony in Kerala capital

Lock of hair as a political statement from Iran at IFFK opening ceremony in Kerala capital

Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari handing over to Kerala Chalachitra Academy chairman Ranjith a lock of hair from Iranian filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi on Friday which she sent as a mark of protest against the Iranian government’s travel ban on her. | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA A lock of hair all the […]

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Interview with activist Masih Alinejad on Iran’s anti-hijab protests led by its women

Interview with activist Masih Alinejad on Iran’s anti-hijab protests led by its women

The Iranian-American journalist and activist says the ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran are the first steps towards removing the Islamic republic’s Sharia-based system The Iranian-American journalist and activist says the ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran are the first steps towards removing the Islamic republic’s Sharia-based system From her home in exile in the U.S., journalist-activist […]

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Malik director Mahesh Narayanan shares notes from the Busan International Film Festival

Malik director Mahesh Narayanan shares notes from the Busan International Film Festival

The filmmaker who gave us ‘CU Soon’, a pandemic movie shot entirely on an iPhone, gets his first international premiere with ‘Ariyippu’ The filmmaker who gave us ‘CU Soon’, a pandemic movie shot entirely on an iPhone, gets his first international premiere with ‘Ariyippu’ I cannot forget the image of protesters on the red carpet of the […]

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