In this episode, we discuss Jafar Panahi's No Bears, including the self-reflective themes, Panahi's focus on women in Iranian society, and how Panahi captures the documentary aesthetic.

See where No Bears is available to watch.

Supplemental Material:

Jafar Panahi's Miami Film Festival Precious Gem Award Acceptance Speech

Ramin Bahrani on No Bears

Jafar Panahi Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers Series) (Book)

The Politics of Iranian Cinema: Film and Society in the Islamic Republic by Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad

The Film Comment Podcast | Mina Kavani on Jafar Panahi’s No Bears (Podcast)

Sideshow, Janus Films Take U.S. Rights to Jafar Panahi’s ‘No Bears’ by Scott Roxborough

Jafar Panahi’s Ingenious, Tragic “No Bears” Is a Formalist Triumph by Richard Brody

The Case of Jafar Panahi – An Interview with the Iranian Director of The Circle by Stephen Teo

In Real Time: An Interview with Jafar Panahi by Peter Rist 

Additional Audio Sources:

No Bears US Trailer

No Bears (The Criterion Channel Transfer)

The Film Comment Podcast | Mina Kavani on Jafar Panahi’s No Bears (Podcast)

Mina Kavani Shares Statement From Jafar Panahi at NYFF60 Premiere of No Bears

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