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Cinema and the State with Nadav Lapid and Jamsheed Akrami

Cinema and the State with Nadav Lapid and Jamsheed Akrami

FromThe Film Comment Podcast


Cinema and the State with Nadav Lapid and Jamsheed Akrami

FromThe Film Comment Podcast

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

With Ahed’s Knee, the rawest, most autobiographical entry in Nadav Lapid’s blistering filmography (The Kindergarten Teacher; Synonyms), the director crafts a stylized and self-lacerating portrait of an Israeli filmmaker railing at the censorship, hypocrisy, and violence of his government. Last week, we welcomed Lapid for a Film Comment Live Talk exploring Ahed’s Knee and the questions it raises about state censorship of cinema, the politics of self-critique, and the political role and responsibility of the artist. We were also joined by Jamsheed Akrami, scholar of Iranian cinema and director of several documentaries, including A Cinema of Discontent. Listen all the way to the end for Jamsheed’s translation of a recent viral video in which the legendary Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui excoriates government censorship.
Released:
Mar 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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