Set in an Iranian leper colony, Forugh Farrokhzad’s The House is Black paints an intimate portrayal of human existence under the weight of marginalisation.
Gestures of love reach further than any demonstration of hate in Mast-del, an experimental poem about forbidden desires, both inside and outside post-revolution Iranian cinema.
Competing in the prestigious Cannes short film competition this year, Orthodontics is as an anachronistic tale of youth and friendship.
