Concerns are growing for Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof who had his passport confiscated and was banned from travelling outside of his native Iran by local authorities in September.
Some eight weeks later, Rasoulof remains blocked in Iran.
The director failed to make it to Los Angeles for the screening of his political thriller Manuscripts Don’t Burn (pictured) at the AFI Fest earlier this week and is also expected to be a no-show at the Stockholm International Film Festival (November 6-17).
Staff and guests at Stockholm – including Us actor Sean Gullette and Swedish director Tarik Saleh – stood blindfolded outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday (November 12) protesting Rasoulof’s travel ban.
The blindfolds referenced a scene in Rasoulof’s Manuscripts Don’t Burn about a political prisoner who manages to secretly write his memoirs despite being under the constant surveillance of state security apparatus.
“We want to show that it is unacceptable to prevent filmmakers, artists...
Some eight weeks later, Rasoulof remains blocked in Iran.
The director failed to make it to Los Angeles for the screening of his political thriller Manuscripts Don’t Burn (pictured) at the AFI Fest earlier this week and is also expected to be a no-show at the Stockholm International Film Festival (November 6-17).
Staff and guests at Stockholm – including Us actor Sean Gullette and Swedish director Tarik Saleh – stood blindfolded outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday (November 12) protesting Rasoulof’s travel ban.
The blindfolds referenced a scene in Rasoulof’s Manuscripts Don’t Burn about a political prisoner who manages to secretly write his memoirs despite being under the constant surveillance of state security apparatus.
“We want to show that it is unacceptable to prevent filmmakers, artists...
- 11/13/2013
- ScreenDaily
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