Cause of Death: Unknown
- This is a past program
Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive screening series 2024 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.
Born Again Virgin (2022)
Farhang Short Film Festival 2nd Prize Winner
On the eve of her wedding a young woman faces intense pressure to undergo a surgical procedure intended to “restore” her virginity.
DCP, color, in Persian with English subtitles. 11 min. Director: Teia Kane. Screenwriters: Saba Eskandari, Teia Kane.
Cause of Death: Unknown (2023)
A passenger van carrying a disparate group of travelers cross-country to Tehran becomes a microcosm of a society on the edge in writer-director Ali Zarnegar’s high-tension thriller. When one of them dies suddenly in the night with a relative fortune in U.S. currency, the others fear unwelcome entanglement with the authorities until fear turns to scheming and they each try to turn the situation to their advantage. Zarnergar ratchets up the suspense as secrets are revealed and paranoia mounts.
DCP, color, in Persian with English subtitles, 104 min. Director: Ali Zarnegar. Screenwriter: Ali Zarnegar. With: Banipal Shoomoon, Alireza Sani Far, Neda Jebraeili.
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