Kinemathek – Studiokino
Since the Green Movement of 2009 and the protests that followed, the bodies of Iranian citizens have been both sites of repression and resistance. The four short films in ‘Choreography of Refusal’ explore what happens to the body and mind when violence, surveillance and fear dominate everyday life – and what role images play in this.
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Choreography of Refusal
Running, falling, hiding, filming: movements become gestures of resistance; the camera, a means of bearing witness. Spanning protest, war and personal experience, the films show how people confront an imposed reality and how political events become inscribed in the body and memory, even from a distance.
›As I Lay Dying (Ghesseh bar yad ast)‹, IR 2025, directed by Mohammadreza Farzad and Pegah Ahangarani, 15 mins
›Blind, ins Auge (Blind, into the eye)‹, IR, D 2025, directed by Mehrad Sepahnia, Atefeh Kheirabadi, 19 mins
›Sensitive Content‹, Germany 2023, directed by Narges Kalhor, 9 mins
›Fruits of Despair‹, IR 2026, directed by Nima Nassaj, 29 mins, DCP, Persian, original version with English subtitles, 72 mins
- Guests: Atefeh Kheirabadi (filmmaker), Afsun Moshiry (curator)
- Moderator: Rabih El-Khoury
The film discussion will be held in English.
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Dates
September 2026
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