‘This Is Not a Film’ documentary review: Jafar Panahi’s timeless protest against authoritarianism and censorship

[ad_1] A still from ‘This Is Not a Film’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement This Is Not a Film is not a film; it is something bigger — a searing critique of the Iranian regime through a camera lens stuck in the house of a prisoner. In December 2010, Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof were […]

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IFFK 2022: No Bears movie review: Jafar Panahi continues to create subversive art amid adversity

[ad_1] A filmmaker appearing as himself for the entirety of a film might be forgiven the first time. The second time around, he is sure to attract some amount of ridicule for his vanity. But then, Jafar Panahi is not just any other filmmaker. For much of the past decade, he has worked from within […]

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