Making and promoting The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a remarkable act of bravery from director Mohammad Rasoulof, his cast and crew.

Sacred Fig is the type of work that is monumental simply for existing — but it’s also a gripping political thriller that is ...

The natural and formalistic collide in 'Cutting Through Rocks,' a Sundance documentary about the first councilwoman in an ...

The movie "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" is nominated for an Oscar in the Best International Film category. The production team ...

This slow burn thriller from Iran exposes the brutality of authoritarianism and its devastating impact on families.

"Hatred cannot be the path," says Amirali Navaee as he gets ready to world premiere his debut feature film at the Rotterdam Film Festival.

Through the film’s collaboration with Kaufman, she was referred to Ella Melideo, a junior majoring in dance, who then signed on to choreograph. Ella has danced with artists such as Sia and Mariah ...

Protest is much more than just a theme for the rising film industry in Iran. The authorities were also becoming aware of his highly contentious film and his sentence could have been extended by ...