Honoring Rakhshan Banietemad

Film Screening: The Forest’s Sorrow

The Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies, University of Toronto, Silk Road Films, and Orkid Gallery jointly present The Forest's Sorrow (Dir. Maryam Razaghi, 2023) Persian with English Subtitles […]

Postponed: Film Screening: Gundeshapur

**Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the screening of Soudabeh Mojaveri’s Gundeshapur, originally scheduled for June 15, 2025, has been postponed until further notice. New information will be posted as it […]

Criticism in the Age of Censorship: Lesson #1

Criticism in the Age of Censorship: Learning from the Invaluable Experience of Towfigh Satirical Journal Dr. Abbas Towfigh Lesson #1 Friday, June 27, 2025 Lesson #2 Monday, June 30, 2025 […]

Criticism in the Age of Censorship: Lesson #2

Criticism in the Age of Censorship: Learning from the Invaluable Experience of Towfigh Satirical Journal Dr. Abbas Towfigh Lesson #1 Friday, June 27, 2025 Lesson #2 Monday, June 30, 2025 […]

Criticism in the Age of Censorship: Lesson #3

Criticism in the Age of Censorship: Learning from the Invaluable Experience of Towfigh Satirical Journal Dr. Abbas Towfigh Lesson #1 Friday, June 27, 2025 Lesson #2 Monday, June 30, 2025 […]

Criticism in the Age of Censorship: Lesson #4

Criticism in the Age of Censorship: Learning from the Invaluable Experience of Towfigh Satirical Journal Dr. Abbas Towfigh Lesson #1 Friday, June 27, 2025 Lesson #2 Monday, June 30, 2025 […]