Fascinated by Iran’s film culture and the poetic works of the feminist poet Forough Farrokhzad, Indian filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh sets out in search of the protagonists of Iranian cinema. The numerous interviews she conducts over a period of six years with filmmakers Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Shirvani and human rights activist Nasrin Sotudeh, among others, show the precarious situation in which critics of the regime find themselves, including the constant threat of imprisonment and being banned from practising their profession.
With a keen eye for unusual situations, she documents the effect of the Islamic Republic’s strict and omnipresent censorship on the daily lives of Iranian women whose uncompromising struggle has put them at the forefront of the protests that are currently rocking the country.
And, Towards Happy Alleys is a passionate declaration of love for the cinema and poetry of Iran which also provides a frank view of daily life, and bears witness to a fearless generation raising its voice and implacably demanding its civil liberties.
Berlinale 2023, DE | CPH:DOX 2023, DK | Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2023, BR | Sheffield Docfest 2023, UK | Cartagena Film Festival 2023 | Mumbai Film Festival 2023, IN | Thessaloniki Film Festival 2023, GR | Biografilm Festival 2023, IT | DMZ Filmfestival 2023, Korea | Docpoint 2024, FI
2023 Winner: Best Feature Film International Competition - Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
SEPTEMBER 2025
DREI KILOMETER BIS ZUM ENDE DER WELT
ein Film von Emanuel Pârvu
Ausgezeichnet mit der QUEEREN PALME in Cannes 2025
Rumänien 2024, 105 Minuten, rumänische Originalfassung mit deutschen Untertiteln
FSK 12
Mi, 10.9. 20:40 KIZ Royal Kino
Do 11.9., 20.30 Cinema Paradiso, Baden
Mo 17.9. 20.00 Votivkino, Wien
Do 18.9., 20.15 Volkskino Klagenfurt
Mo 29.9. 20:30 Cinematograph
ALARM ab 26. September auf VOD
Jetzt im Gemeindekino eine Vorstellung buchen
www.gemeindekino.at
ein Film von Nathalie Borgers
Metro Kinokulturhaus, Wien
Leokino, Innsbruck
KIZ Royal Kino, Graz
Moviemento, Linz
Volkskino Klagenfurt (ab 15.9.)
Kino im Kesselhaus (17.9.+24.9.)
Montag 15. September 20.15
Volkskino Klagenfurt
Moderation: Ulrich Haag
Ein Film von Jasmila Žbanic
Wien-Premiere in Anwesenheit der Regisseurin Jasmila Žbanic
am 10. Oktober, 19.30 im Village Cinema
Ab 10. Oktober in folgenden Kinos:
Wien: VILLAGE CINEMA, MILLENIUMCITY
Graz: KIZ Royal Kino
Linz: Moviemento
Innsbruck: Leokino (ab 17. Oktober)
Klagenfurt: Volkskino
EDIMOTION, DE 2025
Nominierung:
BESTE MONTAGE - ANDREA WAGNER
für ihre herausragende Arbeit an
DEAR BEAUTIFUL BELOVED
Erlebt echte Kinomomente bei euch im Ort!
Eine Vielzahl ausgewählter Filme findet Ihr auf
DREI Nominierungen für DEAR BEAUTIFUL BELOVED
- Bester Dokumentarfilm
- Beste Montage
-Beste Tongestaltung
October: Dok Leipzig
November: IDFA