Mohammad Rasoulof’s Future and Freedom Is Still Up In The Air Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s A Man of Integrity has racked up awards, while the filmmaker’s
Some say talent runs in the family, but this is ridiculous! In a new video, Persian star chef Najmieh Batmanlangij invites her son Rostam—the celebrated
Earlier this year, Vice reported on a Majid Adin, a remarkable young animator and Iranian refugee with an inspiring story. First escaping to northern France
Tom Hanks may find an entirely new audience of Iranian…readers? The book Uncommon Type is famed actor Tom Hanks’ first written work, originally releasing back
Tragedy struck Bethesda, MD, last week, when 17-year-old Navid Nicholas Sepehri was discovered, face-up and unmoving, in a shallow stream. The high school senior had
Moj Mahdara is a gay Iranian-American entrepreneur who’s been running Beautycon Media since 2015. The LA-based annual event BeautyCon came from humble beginnings as a
Mahan Esfahani’s name has become synonymous with the harpsichord. The 33-year-old Tehran-born musician was raised in the U.S. from the age of four, building his
1) Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian’s ‘Lottery’ Locates Its Lead Up-and-coming filmmaker Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian’s newest film Lottery now has its lead: Hamid Farrokhnezhad. The veteran actor
A few silent questions echo through Amir Motlagh’s new video, “what do you know of water’s worth while standing on the banks of the euphrates.”
Enjoyed only by those close to you. This phrase caps off the description for a brand new series of luxury organic, chemical-free perfumes created by
Saturday featured a unique profile on an Iranian fashion icon on Instagram, detailing the rise of power of Negin Mirsalehi. It was a name that’s
1) Joint-production Between Iran and the US ‘1st Born’ Finishes Principle Photography Ali Atshani and Sam Khoze’s upcoming 1st Born, which we’ve written about before,
Guli Francis-Dehqani is an Iranian living in Kent, England. As the daughter of the former Anglican Bishop of Iran, Hassan Dehqani-Tafti, her religious journey has
It’s been a scant few days since reports were issued by the FBI of the murder of American-born Bijan Ghaisar, a young Iranian-American accountant living
Golnar Adili has a powerful, layered story about her heritage and immigrant identity to share, filtered through a seemingly limitless series of creative approaches. The
Majid Majidi, the outspoken Oscar-nominated director of Children of Heaven and Baran, has been making the news regularly in 2017, primarily surrounding his newest film
Reporter Tom Roussey of ABC7 in Virginia posted a tweet about an incident 11 days ago, on November 17th at 8:58pm. His tweet depicted a
For nineteen years, senior Microsoft executive Michael Nassirian worked throughout the company, managing teams on key projects including the highly-anticipated HoloLens release. Last year, however,
Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s death continues to reverberate through cinema news. Recently, at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), the “International Nominations Council [commended] Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian international student Mohammad Reza, his wife, and his daughter all live in Dallas. The two parents are PhD candidates at The University of Texas
1) Shirin Neshat Delivers Talk At Brown Multimedia artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat recently spoke at Brown University. Juxtaposition of competing energies and notions of
The passing of brilliant mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani from breast cancer earlier this year has done little to diminish her distinguished accomplishments, with continued commemorations emerging
Last week’s election day was rambunctious with energetic updates across the nation. Many outlets saw to determine this as something of a regime change or,
Narges Abyar and Her Critics Following up on some of our big news from last week, filmmaker Narges Abyar has not finished punching her ticket
Iranian films continue to show up where one might least expect, and I was delighted to stumble upon their inclusion in a film festival in
