Iranian Film Showcase Sunday, January 19 at 1:00pm The screening of Celluloid Underground is presented in collaboration with Mizna and Archives on Screen. ABOUT THE FILM After the Iranian Revolution, a movie collector in Tehran hid thousands of films to prevent their destruction by the new Islamic regime. Despite arrest and torture, he refused to […]

Iranian Film Showcase Saturday, January 18 at 4:00pm ABOUT THE FILM Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life. But as Mahin opens herself up to new romance, what begins […]

Iranian Film Showase Saturday, January 18 at 1:00pm ABOUT THE FILM Tired of her marriage to Behzad, Sima is looking for a new home for herself and her teenage daughter Minoo, without telling him. Meanwhile, we see Behzad arranging a chance meeting with his ex-girlfriend in the hope of rekindling their intimacy. At the same […]

Iranian Film Showcase Friday, January 17 at 7:00pm SOLD OUT Official German Submission for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards® ABOUT THE FILM Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an […]

Screening Saturday, January 13 at 7:00pm About the Film Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where it premiered in competition, Leila’s Brothers is a sweeping family drama that cuts to the heart of Iranian’s patriarchal society. At 40 years old, Leila has spent her whole life taking care of her parents and […]

Screening Saturday, January 13 at 4:00pm About the Film Official Selection for Sweden – Best International Feature Film, 96th Academy Awards In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries […]

Screening Saturday, January 13 at 1:00pm About the Film A hybrid political thriller and verité portrait documentary, A Revolution on Canvas is part art-heist, part political thriller, part family drama. In this new documentary, Sara Nodjoumi, working with co-director and husband, Till Schauder, makes her directorial debut with this personal film, diving into the mystery […]

Screening January 12 at 7:00pm About the Film Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her. When her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart […]