Complex transnational and local factors have made way for alternative channels of film circulation to emerge all around the globe. What is significant about these channels is not just that they are illegal, but the ways they transform the films, culturally and politically. PhD candidate Mahsa Salamati explores this transformation through Jafar Panahi’s This is not a Film (In Yek Film Nist, 2011) and his ongoing ban from filmmaking. Mahsa is joined by Melanie Robson for a Q&A with the audience, where they discuss the general state of Iranian film censorship, Panahi’s political standing, and his apparent ‘re-invention’ of cinema.

Seminar: 0.00 - 23min
Q & A: 23min - 57min

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