Films from Iran and Turkey
Ticket price includes a light lunch
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.