This Is Not a Film
Sun. 01/29 | 5:00PM @ Museum of Fine Arts Houston (map)
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- Secretly shot on an iPhone by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and smuggled into France on a USB key hidden in a cake for a last-minute submission to the Cannes Film Festival, it depicts the sequestered life of famed director Jafar Panahi (The Circle, Offside), whose 2010 arrest sparked an international outcry. Banned from traveling, giving interviews or making films, Panahi is seen talking to his family and lawyer on the phone, discussing his plight with Mirtahmasb and reflecting on the meaning of the art of filmmaking.Freer/Sackler
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CultureMap on This Is Not a Film @ Museum of Fine Arts Houston
4 months agoThis Is Not a Film was shot on an Iphone and smuggled into France on a storage crad hidden inside a cake. It was a last-minute submission to the Cannes Film Festival. It depicts the sequestered life of famed director Jafar Panahi (The Circle, Offside), whose 2010 arrest sparked an international outcry. more at culturemap.com
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