Films from Iran and Turkey
UNDER THE BLADE Directed by Javid Farahani? Iran | Fiction | 15 mins Filming the making of a film about censorship and rape and the custom of alimony (mehr). A woman who leans towards modernity and feminism but uses the custom of “mehr” to attain her goals
THE CAFÉ Directed by Javad Hakami Iran | Fiction | 6’28” mins Can one live and behave against society’s norms despite fearing them? A film about conformity. PRISON Directed by Ramazan Çardak Turkey | Fiction | 22 mins A young man learns to survive in prison
BETTER THAN NEIL ARMSTRONG Directed by Alireza Ghasemi Iran | Fiction | 20 mins Four kids start their journey to the moon with the mission of finding a mysterious place called The Redland but the gates of Redland are being guarded by a mischievous snake.