Programs & Events

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Writer-director Abdolreza Kahani’s slow-burn thriller follows a schlubby émigré who performs Islamic ritual washing of the dead as a cultural service of the Iranian government, who is recruited by an enigmatic, exiled pop star to help her with a public protest.

Screening of two new films from Iran, as part of the 2026 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema.

Using Collective Journey Storytelling, students will learn how to plan a story where instead of just one hero doing everything, a whole group works together to make change. Led by experiential designer Justin Stucey.

Screening of two features and a short film from Iran, as part of the 2026 UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema.

Curator Pablo José Ramírez leads an in-person discussion of Edgar Calel's work.

Join artist Coleman Collins for an after-hours tour of the exhibition.

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Tajikistan's submission to the Oscars for Best International Feature Film finds writer-director Shahram Mokri working at the top of his cinematic game

A screening of two films by Nasib Nisibi, a key figure in Cinema-ye Azad, or Free Cinema, an underground movement of filmmakers in Iran that began in 1969 with the aim of creating a fully independent cinema.