Contributions from Anahit Behrooz | Little White Lies

Contributor Anahit Behrooz

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Festivals

2073 – first-look review

by Anahit Behrooz

Bend­ing the bound­aries of doc­u­men­tary and sci-fi, Asif Kapa­dia presents an urgent mes­sage about the cur­rent state of the world, and where we might be head­ed, with help from Saman­tha Morton.
Two figures in intimate embrace, man in black leather jacket, woman in light blouse, warm lighting.
Festivals

Kill the Jockey – first-look review

by Anahit Behrooz

A down-on-his-luck jock­ey sees a chance to rein­vent him­self in Luis Orte­ga’s wacky black comedy.
A man and woman embrace, their faces close together in an intimate moment.
Festivals

Origin – first-look review

by Anahit Behrooz

Ava DuVer­nay adapts Isabel Wilk­er­son­’s 2020 non-fic­tion book ​‘Caste: The Ori­gin of Our Dis­con­tents’ with some­what mixed results, inter­weav­ing Wilk­er­son­’s per­son­al sto­ry into one of sys­temic subjugation.
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The Oscar Goes To...

Why Stephanie Hsu should win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress

by Anahit Behrooz

Her per­for­mance in Every­thing Every­where All At Once is a mas­ter­class in pain and rage, deserv­ing of a clos­er look.
A bearded man in a dark t-shirt pointing a handgun in a dimly lit setting.
Festivals

Beyond the Wall – first-look review

by Anahit Behrooz

Vahid Jalil­vand crafts an inti­mate puz­zle box of a film, regard­ing the lives of two strangers that inter­sect in a fas­ci­nat­ing and trag­ic manner.
A woman wearing a white hijab and looking directly at the camera.
Festivals

The Matchmaker – first-look review

by Anahit Behrooz

Benedet­ta Argen­ter­i’s doc­u­men­tary about Too­ba Gondal fails to get to the sys­tem­at­ic caus­es of rad­i­cal­i­sa­tion, instead opt­ing for shod­dy per­son­al blame.
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Interviews

Panah Pahani: ‘As Iranians, we have to craft our own spaces of peace’

by Anahit Behrooz

The writer/​director of Hit the Road reflects on find­ing com­fort in car jour­neys and learn­ing to see beyond genre.
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Interviews

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun: ‘How would the female body exist without the pressure of patriarchy?’

by Anahit Behrooz

The leg­endary Cha­di­an direc­tor speaks can­did­ly about repro­duc­tive rights in his home coun­try and sup­port­ing the next gen­er­a­tion of filmmakers.
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Women In Film

A powerful new film traces the campaign to lift Ireland’s abortion ban

by Anahit Behrooz

The 8th is a poignant look at how grass­roots activism is dri­ving social change.