Movies

10 Days with Kiarostami

Onstage interview with filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami and Richard Richard Peña

"Equal parts narrative and instructional cautionary tale, Toothache emphasizes taking care of one's teeth" (MoMA).

In this guided tour of a unique Persian carpet, a close-up of the delicate "spine" of a tree branches out into the discovery of a fantastical world.

A man, unable to hitch a ride back to his broken-down car with a new tire, rolls it back to his car while running.

A documentary about the most important modern Iranian poet and intellectual icon. Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou talks about his poetry, the world of...

A 9-minute short directed by Abbas Kiarostami, produced as part of a workshop in Cuba.

The only nuptial condition an inveterate chain smoker receives from his perfume-testing fiancee is to quit smoking. This poses a problem for the...

On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a...

Persian Carpet is an omnibus film produced by Iran's National Carpet Center and Farabi Cinema Foundation where 15 renowned Iranian directors...

On July 1983, lawmakers in Teheran decided to close off a section of the capital to regular traffic. Only drivers with special permits could cross...

A short documentary from footage of the making of Kiarostami's 2017 film 24 FRAMES.

“Nature, the inexhaustible resource of encounters worthy of speechless communication,” declares Abbas Kiarostami in Fergus Daly’s...

After a fight, a woman patiently awaits for her husband while the sadness and loneliness tear apart her heart.

A documentary featuring interviews with teachers and officials on the profession of teaching.

This rarely screened early short made for The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults documents the complete...

Relationships and multiple influences between two great directors of modern cinema.

Mohara Yuji's documentary A Week with Kiarostami, filmed on the set of The Wind Will Carry Us. A photographic diary, the film plunges us into the...

A political allegory on four middle-class guys who pile into their car for a ski weekend. A brief stop at a picturesque vista leads to their chance...

A thirty-nine minute sketch film for TASTE OF CHERRY that Abbas Kiarostani made with his son Bahman Kiarostami.