(indieWIRE: 12.09.02) — At only 18, Samira Makhmalbaf (daughter of famed Iranian master Mohsen) directed one of the most auspicious film debuts of the ’90s, “The Apple,” a trenchant account of two ...

PARIS -- Six actors and crew members working on Iranian filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf's latest project, "Two Legged Horse," were injured this week when a bomb exploded on the film's set in Afghanistan.

Samira Makhmalbaf's "At Five in the Afternoon" takes the viewer on a harsh, at times poetic journey into the heart of Afghanistan today, with pic serving as both an impassioned demand for women's ...

Samira Makhmalbaf said she’s determined to finish “The Two-Legged Horse,” despite the March 27 bombing that brought lensing to a halt. At a press conference here Friday, Iranian helmer Makhmalbaf was ...

When a young woman without a veil walks down a street in Afghanistan, an old man passing by turns to face the wall and chant a prayer for forgiveness. For him, just seeing a woman's face is a sin.

Made with the assistance of her father, Mohsen, one of Iran's most successful directors, the eighteen year old (yes, EIGHTEEN!) Samira Makhmalbaf creates a part fictionalised documentary, similar to ...

Samira Makhmalbaf's latest feature "Two-Legged Horse" is back on track, with production set to resume on the film "quickly," the director and her filmmaker father, Mohsen, who wrote the script, said ...

Directed by Samira Makhmalbaf, Claude Lelouch, Youssef Chahine, Danis Tanovic, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Ken Loach, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Amos Gitai, Mira Nair, Sean ...

20/07/2017 - The Iranian actress and director will chair the jury made up of 28 young viewers from 28 European countries, which is supported by the European Parliament’s Lux Prize and Europa Cinemas ...

Asia Society continues its ongoing monthly series titled Films to See Before You Die featuring classic films and underseen gems from across Asia and the Asian diaspora with extended introductions by ...