International Film Features This Is Not a Film
January 25, 2016
Friday, January 29 and Sunday, January 31
This Is Not a Film
(Iran, 2011, directed by Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, 75 min., not rated)
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi was sentenced to prison by the Iranian government and banned from his craft for charges of spreading propaganda. Confined to his apartment while awaiting appeal, Panahi simply can’t resist his smartphone and the urge to record his daily life and artistic ideas. Filled with honesty, humor and levity, we see the thorough documentation of his house arrest—technically not a film—that had to be smuggled out of Iran in a cake.
Connect to the International Film Series webpage for further details.
This Is Not a Film
(Iran, 2011, directed by Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, 75 min., not rated)
Filmmaker Jafar Panahi was sentenced to prison by the Iranian government and banned from his craft for charges of spreading propaganda. Confined to his apartment while awaiting appeal, Panahi simply can’t resist his smartphone and the urge to record his daily life and artistic ideas. Filled with honesty, humor and levity, we see the thorough documentation of his house arrest—technically not a film—that had to be smuggled out of Iran in a cake.
Connect to the International Film Series webpage for further details.