Her film Roya tells the story of a fictional teacher detained in Evin, but it is also deeply personal for Mohammadi, who has been arrested multiple times in Iran on charges of propaganda.

Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran's ...

Her second fiction feature, starring Turkish actress Melisa Sözen, premieres in the Berlinale's Panorama section: "I didn't ...

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi - known internationally for works such as "Women Without Shadows,” “Travelogue" ...

With protests raging and artists detained, Iranian filmmakers at the Berlinale say global festivals are one of their few remaining outlets to tell the truth - and to be heard.

This article was originally published in June 2023. Thanks to a renewed interest in Iranian cinema among movie lovers, we are republishing it with two additional films. For centuries, poetry was ...

Iranian screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of an Oscar-nominated film, was arrested in Tehran after signing a statement ...

Co-directed by Israeli-Iranian duo Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir, the sports drama Tatami will make its San Diego debut at the Media Arts Center on Friday. First premiering at the Venice Film Festival in ...