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Iran
Review: “Son-Mother” Dismantles A Family Unit In Mahnaz Mohammadi’s Heartbreaking Debut
By
Lorna Codrai
Iran
Review: Saeed Roustaee’s “Just 6.5” Brutally Depicts Iran’s Drug Crisis
By
Lorna Codrai
Iran
Review: “Filmfarsi” Reveals A Hidden Side to Iranian History Through Exploitation Cinema
By
Oscar Harding
Tunisia
Review: Tunisia’s “Un Fils” Spotlights A Marriage and Country In Crisis
By
Lorna Codrai
Saudi Arabia
Review: “The Perfect Candidate” Shows Saudi Arabia’s Evolving Women’s Rights Landscape
By
Lorna Codrai
Lebanon
Interview: Director Oualid Mouaness Talks “1982,” His Feature Film Debut
By
Lorna Codrai
Turkey
The Rise and Fall of the Turkish “Mockbuster”
By
Timon Singh
Egypt
Interviewing “Tickling Giants” Director Sara Taksler on Standing Up to Abuses of Power
By
Emily Hsiang
Lebanon
Why I Want Lebanon’s “The Insult” To Win an Oscar
By
Anthony Kao
Interviews
Interview: Shady Srour and Ilan Moskovitch discuss “Holy Air” in Israel’s Arab capital
By
Jake Goldwasser