EPISODE · Dec 15, 2023 · 1H 50M
Roqe Ep. 302 - Roundtable: Are Boycotts of Iranian Cinema Valid?, Jahangir Kosari
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A new episode of Roqe focused on one of the Iran’s greatest cultural exports in recent decades: Cinema. The Roundtable convenes to discuss the recent movement to have state-sponsored or IRI endorsed films boycotted or omitted from prominent Western film festivals. Jian is joined by Pegah, Raha, and longtime TV producer and screenwriter Mostafa Azizi in the Roqe Studio to debate the question: Are boycotts of Iranian cinema valid? Plus a feature interview in the studio with prolific Iranian film producer, director, and former football player and presenter, Jahangir Kosari, who joins Jian to chat about his life, his work, and his latest film, “I Am Forough,” about renowned poet and filmmaker Forough Farrokhzad, and featuring his daughter, Baran, in the lead role.
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A new episode of Roqe focused on one of the Iran’s greatest cultural exports in recent decades: Cinema. The Roundtable convenes to discuss the recent movement to have state-sponsored or IRI endorsed films boycotted or omitted from prominent Western film festivals. Jian is joined by Pegah, Raha, and longtime TV producer and screenwriter Mostafa Azizi in the Roqe Studio to debate the question: Are boycotts of Iranian cinema valid? Plus a feature interview in the studio with prolific Iranian film producer, director, and former football player and presenter, Jahangir Kosari, who joins Jian to chat about his life, his work, and his latest film, “I Am Forough,” about renowned poet and filmmaker Forough Farrokhzad, and featuring his daughter, Baran, in the lead role.
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