How ‘Cast Aside the Clouds’ Turns a Forbidden Love Story Into a Meditation on Faith and Unity

Director Mary Darling uses a Baha’i heroine’s persecution in Iran to explore moral courage, forgiveness and the hope of a ...
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Theater review: Iranian drama/comedy ‘English’ speaks to the many ways people communicate

Sanaz Toossi’s five-character ensemble drama/comedy “English” is about the precision of describing things exactly and using language in its clearest and most efficient manner. Its real power, however, ...
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Goodfellas Boards Ali Asgari’s Venice-Selected Iranian Censorship Satire ‘Divine Comedy’

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has acquired world sales rights for Iranian director Ali Asgari’s satire Divine Comedy, following a filmmaker’s mission to dodge censorship, ahead of its world premiere in Venice ...
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Exiled Iranian Actress Vishka Asayesh Makes Hollywood Debut In Dark Comedy ‘Loose Ends’ From Filmmaker Michael Younesi

EXCLUSIVE: Iranian American writer-director Michael Younesi has wrapped production on Loose Ends, an indie dark comedy produced by Zero Gravity Management (The Accountant 2, Ozark) and LB ...
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Goodfellas Boards Ali Asgari's Venice-Selected Iranian Censorship Satire ‘Divine Comedy'

EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has acquired world sales rights for Iranian director Ali Asgari's satire Divine Comedy, following a filmmaker's mission to dodge censorship, ahead of its world premiere in Venice ...