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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

This is Not a Film / In film nist (2011)

This is Not a Film / In film nist (2011)
Director: Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Country: Iran
Runtime:75 min




 The annals of filmmaking are filled with stories of people who managed to make films against all odds, without money, without shooting permits, without proper professional equipment. This Is Not a Film, or In Film Nist, the 75-minute film directed by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, may be the ultimate achievement in stealth filmmaking. Panahi is currently serving a six-year jail sentence and has been banned by the Iranian government from making films for 20 years. And yet somehow he has made a movie that has found its way to one of the world's major film festivals. This is Not a Film is a small but significant message in a bottle.