Jafar Panahi
Director
Biography
Jafar Panahi (born in July 11, 1960) is a representative of Iranian “New Wave.” He is one of the leaders of contemporary Iranian cinema. Panahi’s work, from his first attempts to discuss social issues to his later and braver discussions of taboo topics in Iran are a creative reflection on the nature of cinema and human society, and are imbued with humanity. In 2010, the court in Iran sentenced Jafar Panahi to six years in prison. In addition, according to the sentence, Panahi was banned from making films for 20 years, giving interviews to local and international media outlets, and leaving Iran. Three Faces was his fourth film (after This Is Not a Film, Closed Curtain, and Taxi) shot after his arrest. The director did not attend the premiere due to being banned from leaving Iran. Panahi is a student of Abbas Kiarostami, whose influence is especially clear in Three Faces, reminiscent of such acclaimed masterpieces as The Wind Will Carry Us and Taste of Cherry.
Filmography
Taxi
as Self 2015
Through the Olive Trees
as Self 1994
3 Faces
as Jafar Panahi 2018
No Bears
as Jafar Panahi 2022
This Is Not a Film
as Self 2011
Hidden
as Self 2020
Critic
as Self 2008
Closed Curtain
as Himself 2013
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021
76 Minutes and 15 seconds with Abbas Kiarostami
as Himself 2016
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
as Himself 2006
Life
as Self 2021
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
as himself 2016
Nasrin
as Self 2020
Cinema Iran
as Self 2005
Journey to the Land of the Traveler
2004
And, Towards Happy Alleys
as Self 2023