Most films about faith are rooted in at least one book. While Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, a graphic memoir published in several volumes throughout the early 2000s, is not a holy text itself, it does contain lessons, stories, and cautionary tales about faith. In its examination Read More …
Is it ever right to enact revenge? This is the main question that Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri) wrestles with in It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or-winning thriller that works as a rebuke to the oppressive Iranian regime. Vahid happens upon the chance to enact Read More …
“There are moments when the social world seems more evident in an object or a gesture than in the whole concatenation of our beliefs and institutions.” In this quote, anthropologist David MacDougall encapsulates the ambition of observational cinema with perfect precision. “Through our senses we Read More …