Mehdi Rajabian once had his own recording studio in Sari, Iran, boasting moody overhead lighting and blond wood walls. Now, he spends most of his time in the dark basement of his home, crouching on a pile of rugs in front of a computer and a keyboard. Despite being functionally under house arrest since August 2020, Rajabian has been obsessively piecing together an album that’s become his singular dream — one that could also land him back in the most notorious prison in Iran.
“Despite all the restrictions and prohibitions, I will complete the album,...
“Despite all the restrictions and prohibitions, I will complete the album,...
- 5/5/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Virgil Films & Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Nasrin, a documentary about activist Nasrin Sotoudeh narrated by Oscar winner Olivia Colman.
Sotoudeh is a human rights activists and an outspoken leader of Iran’s women’s rights movement. Last week, she cited serious health concerns in ending a six-week hunger strike in Evin Prison, where she has been serving a nearly four-decade sentence. Millions of people from around the world have called for her release.
Secretly filmed in Iran by men and women who asked that they not be identified due to the high level of risk involved, Nasrin is directed, produced, written by Jeff Kaufman and produced by Marcia S. Ross. The pair earned Emmy nominations for Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life.
The film features an original song by Tony-winning composers Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, performed by Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo. Washington Post columnist...
Sotoudeh is a human rights activists and an outspoken leader of Iran’s women’s rights movement. Last week, she cited serious health concerns in ending a six-week hunger strike in Evin Prison, where she has been serving a nearly four-decade sentence. Millions of people from around the world have called for her release.
Secretly filmed in Iran by men and women who asked that they not be identified due to the high level of risk involved, Nasrin is directed, produced, written by Jeff Kaufman and produced by Marcia S. Ross. The pair earned Emmy nominations for Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life.
The film features an original song by Tony-winning composers Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, performed by Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo. Washington Post columnist...
- 9/29/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmaker has been unable to leave Iran since having his passport confiscated in 2017.
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, whose credits include the 2017 Cannes Un Certain Regard award-winning A Man Of Integrity, has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Iranian Revolutionary Court, according to multiple reports.
The Hamburg Film Festival, who has hosted the filmmaker several times, released a statement today (July 24) saying the conviction was handed down on Saturday (July 20). Rasoulof has been accused of “endangering national security” and “propaganda against the Islamic government”.
The filmmaker is also not allowed to leave Iran for two years and has...
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, whose credits include the 2017 Cannes Un Certain Regard award-winning A Man Of Integrity, has been sentenced to one year in prison by the Iranian Revolutionary Court, according to multiple reports.
The Hamburg Film Festival, who has hosted the filmmaker several times, released a statement today (July 24) saying the conviction was handed down on Saturday (July 20). Rasoulof has been accused of “endangering national security” and “propaganda against the Islamic government”.
The filmmaker is also not allowed to leave Iran for two years and has...
- 7/24/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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