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All Restrictions End

Reflections on Islam and clothing, Iranian cinema, Persian painting and more characterize this thought-provoking artistic documentary.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 35 minutes

Before Summer Ends

After five years of studying in Paris, Arash has not adjusted to French life and decides to return home to Iran. Hoping to change his mind, his two friends Hossein and Ashkan convince him to take a final trip across France.

Lightdox | 2017 | 80 minutes

The Children of Camp Ashraf

How could beloved parents choose combat before their own children?

First Hand Films | 2024 | 83 minutes

Contact, Ep. 5 - Iranian Revolution by Abbas Attar

The attack on the American Embassy in Tehran is the key event of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. An iconic photo taken by Abbas Attar synthesizes the contradictions and hopes of Iranian people.

First Hand Films | 2014 | 26 minutes

Divorce Iranian Style

Hilarious, tragic, stirring, this fly-on-the-wall look at several weeks in an Iranian divorce court provides a unique window into the intimate circumstances of Iranian women’s lives

Women Make Movies | 1998 | 80 minutes

Exile Family Movie

An Iranian family, spread all over the globe, meet in Mecca.

First Hand Films | 2005 | 90 minutes

Forbidden Voices: How to Start a Revolution With a Computer

Their voices are suppressed, prohibited and censored. But world-famous bloggers Yoani Sánchez, Zeng Jinyan and Farnaz Seifi are unafraid of their dictatorial regimes.

Women Make Movies | 2012 | 96 minutes

Fragments of a Revolution

A view of the Iranian Green Revolution protest movement, which followed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed 2009 election victory.

Icarus Films | 2011 | 57 minutes

Inside Out

Transsexuals in Iran. Intimate conversations with doctors, religious authorities, and transsexuals about the mind/body conflict, Islamic interpretations, and the impact of sex-change treatments on their lives.

Icarus Films | 2006 | 39 minutes

The Many Lives of Kojin

An Iranian Kurd and political refugee in France, goes to Iraq where accompanied by Kojin, a 23-year-old gay friend, he confronts - with a great sense of humor - his devout family, friends and other members of the Kurdish community with their prejudices against homosexuality.

Andana Films | 2020 | 88 minutes