Jan. 23 - Feb. 1: Iranian Film Festival

Heads up, the Iranian Film Festival unwinds from January 23 through February 1 at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Rice Media Center. Below are times/dates taken from the venue’s websites.

At the MFAH:

The Patience Stone

Directed by Atiq Rahimi
(Afghanistan/France/Germany/UK, 2024, 102 min., in Persian with English subtitles)
Thursday, January 23, 7 p.m.

Closed Curtain (Pardé)
Directed by Jafar Panahi, Kambozia Partovi
(Iran, 2024, 106 min., in Persian with English subtitles)
Friday, January 24, 7 p.m.

My Name is Negahdar Jamali and I Make Westerns
(Man Negahdar Jamali, western misazam)
Directed by Kamran Heydari
(Iran, 2024, 65 min., in Persian with English subtitles)
Friday, January 24, 9:15 p.m.

The Bright Day (Rooz-e Roshan)
Directed by Hossein Shahabi
(Iran, 2024, 88 min., in Persian with English subtitles)
Saturday, January 25, 7 p.m.

Fat Shaker (Larzanandeye charbi)
Directed by Mohammad Shirvani
(Iran, 2024, 85 min., Persian with English subtitles)
Saturday, January 25, 9:15 p.m.

The Last Step (Pele akher)
Directed by Ali Mosaffa
(Iran, 2024, 88 min, in Persian with English subtitles)
Sunday, January 26, 5 p.m.

At the Rice Media Center:

Closed Curtain (Pardé)
Directed by Jafar Panahi, Kambozia Partovi
(Iran, 2024, 106 min., in Persian with English subtitles)
Friday, January 31, 7 p.m.

A Cinema of Discontent

Directed by Jamsheed Akrami
(Iran, 2024, in Persian with English subtitles)
Saturday, February 1, 7 p.m.

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by Michael Bergeron