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The 2025 Mizna Film Series presents some of our favorite archival classics from the past 60 years of Iran’s cinema history. Beginning with a beloved class from Abbas Kiarostami and ending with a tribute to Dariush Mehrjui, we’re proud to present these films in collaboration with the Twin Cities Iranian Culture Collective and the Trylon Cinema. Learn more about the Mizna Film Series here.

JAN 19: CELLULOID UNDERGROUND BY EHSAN KHOSHBAKHT

(2023, DCP, 80 m, English and Farsi with English subtitles) dir Ehsan Khoshbakht After the Iranian Revolution, a movie collector in Tehran hid thousands of films to prevent their destruction by the new Islamic regime. Despite arrest and torture, he refused to give up his secret. His story of resistance and obsession is told by the boy who became his partner in crime, recalled years later from exile in London.This screening is presented in collaboration with the Iranian Film Festival at the Main Cinema.Watch in-person only on January 19, 2025 at the Main Cinema.