27-30NOV
BIFF & IFFA present:
Brisbane Int’l Film Festival (BIFF) & Iranian Film Festival Australia Present three acclaimed Iranian films at this years festival from 27–30 November in Brisbane.
🔸 “It Was Just an Accident” by Jafar Panahi
the winner of this years coveted Palme d’Or.
A minor incident sets off a tense chain of escalating consequences, delivered with Panahi’s unmistakable blend of sharp social insight and human depth.
📆 Sat 29 Nov — 6:45pm
📆 Sun 30 Nov — 4:50pm
🔸 “Mortician” by Abdolreza Kahani
A reclusive morgue worker’s quiet life is disrupted when a dissident singer in hiding seeks his help with a haunting, unusual request. Kahani crafts a stark, darkly tender world where the boundary between life and death feels unsettlingly thin.
📆 Fri 28 Nov — 5:30pm
📆 Sun 30 Nov — 5:00pm
🔸 “Between Dreams and Hope” by Farnoush Samadi
A young woman struggles between personal longing and harsh social pressure in a story marked by Samadi’s precise, intimate filmmaking.
Q&A with director Farnoush Samadi in attendance.
📆 Fri 28 Nov — 5:20pm
📆 Sun 30 Nov — 5:20pm
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