Directed by Jafar Panahi

Directed by Jafar Panahi

6 Episodes

As his Palme d’Or–winning latest IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT comes to theaters this fall, revisit the vital, self-reflexive, slyly perceptive films of the brilliant Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi, whose every work is an act of resistance. In his first two films, the neorealist revelations THE WHITE BALLOON and THE MIRROR, Panahi used the deceptively simple guise of the children’s film to skirt official censorship, offering vivid portraits of Tehran street life through the eyes of young girls on everyday adventures through the city. Officially banned from filmmaking since 2010 on the grounds of political dissent, Panahi has nevertheless found innovative ways to continue working: THIS IS NOT A FILM was shot in his own apartment and smuggled out of Iran on a flash drive embedded in a cake, while TAXI was filmed entirely inside a cab driven by Panahi himself. By turns witty and cuttingly incisive commentaries on contemporary Iranian society, these statements of artistic defiance speak to the courage and persistence of an artist who has refused to be silenced.

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Directed by Jafar Panahi

6 Episodes

  • 3 Faces
    1:40:40
    3 Faces
    Episode 1

    3 Faces

    Episode 1

    Directed by Jafar Panahi • 2018 • Iran
    Starring Behnaz Jafari, Jafar Panahi, Marziyeh Rezaei

    Iranian master Jafar Panahi’s fourth feature since he was officially banned from filmmaking is a courageous act of antipatriarchal defiance from an artist who has refused to be silenced. This playful doc...

  • Taxi
    1:21:22
    Taxi
    Episode 2

    Taxi

    Episode 2

    Directed by Jafar Panahi • 2015 • Iran
    Starring Jafar Panahi

    Internationally acclaimed director Jafar Panahi drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up a diverse (and yet representative) group of passengers in a single day. Each man, woman, and child candidly expresses...

  • This Is Not a Film
    1:17:55
    This Is Not a Film
    Episode 3

    This Is Not a Film

    Episode 3

    Directed by Jafar Panahi • 2011 • Iran
    Starring Jafar Panahi

    The first work fearless auteur Jafar Panahi made after being officially banned from filmmaking by the Iranian government, this clandestine documentary—shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France in a cake for a last-minute sub...

  • The White Balloon
    1:24:49
    The White Balloon
    Episode 4

    The White Balloon

    Episode 4

    Directed by Jafar Panahi • 1995 • Iran
    Starring Aida Mohammadkhani, Mohsen Kafili, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy

    Jafar Panahi’s revelatory debut feature is a child’s-eye adventure in which a young girl’s quest to buy a goldfish leads her on a detour-filled journey through the streets of Tehran on the ...

  • The Mirror
    1:34:33
    The Mirror
    Episode 5

    The Mirror

    Episode 5

    Directed by Jafar Panahi • 1997 • Iran
    Starring Mina Mohammad Khani, Aida Mohammadkhani, Kazem Mojdehi

    Iranian master Jafar Panahi explores the interplay of imagination and reality in this slyly inventive meta-film marvel. When her mother is late to pick her up from school, first grader Mina (Mi...

  • No Bears
    1:47:16
    No Bears
    Episode 6

    No Bears

    Episode 6

    Directed by Jafar Panahi • 2022 • Iran
    Starring Naser Hashemi, Bakhtiyar Panjeei, Vahid Mobaser

    One of the world’s great cinematic artists, Jafar Panahi has been carefully crafting self-reflexive works about artistic, personal, and political freedom for the past three decades, despite being bann...

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