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Directed by Jafar Panahi
Sunday, May 14, 12:30 pm
Free. First come, first served.
“Taxi stays as modest as (Panahai’s) smile, the point being not to recruit us to his cause, but to put us on the side of his compatriots.” —Anthony Lane, New Yorker
A docu-drama inspired by the classic Iranian films of filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, Taxi follows director Jafar Panahi as he commandeers a taxi in the Iranian capital of Tehran. Panahi’s passengers include men, women, and children, played by non-professional actors, who spend their time discussing such topics as ethics, politics, and art.
Shot by Panahi while under house arrest, and in defiance of his government-mandated 20-year ban on filmmaking, the film itself acts as an endangering work of protest, as well as an inspiring testament to the persistence of art under persecution. 2015, Iran, DCP, in Persian with English subtitles, 82 minutes. Recommended for 13+.
The Seventh Art Stand
The Seventh Art Stand is a nation-wide series of films presented by movie theaters and community centers across the U.S. as an act of cinematic solidarity against Islamophobia. In May 2017, screenings across the U.S. will showcase films from the countries affected by Islamophobia and the Muslim Ban. The Network of Arab Alternative Screens (NAAS) joins U.S. theaters in this coalitional effort to elevate the cinemas and stories of our friends and fellow filmmakers abroad. We believe it is crucial to build a tradition of sharing more stories, voices, and faces on our screens. Speed Cinema will be proudly participating in the Stand with two politically impactful films from Iran.