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Cinema and the State with Nadav Lapid and Jamsheed Akrami
Cinema and the State with Nadav Lapid and Jamsheed Akrami
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2022
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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
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