Events & Gatherings
Cinema at the Museum: This Is Not a Film
This August, Cinema at the Museum presents a series of international films that highlight the stories and perspectives of filmmakers from around the world. These movies geographically and thematically travel through various cinematic lenses to examine overarching themes of identity, displacement, creative imprisonment, oppression, freedom, and social inequality.
Thursday, August 21, 7 PM
Film: This Is Not a Film
Director: Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Year: 2011
Runtime: 76 minutes
Country: Iran
Rating: PG
Renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi received a six-year prison sentence and a 20-year ban from filmmaking and conducting interviews with foreign press due to his open support for the opposition party in Iran’s 2009 election. This film was shot secretly by Panahi’s close friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and smuggled into France on a USB stick concealed inside a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes. In it, Panahi documents his daily life under house arrest as he awaits a decision on his appeal.
Presented in Persian with English subtitles.
Event/Exhibition meta autogenerated block.
When
August 21 at 7:00PM–9:00PM
Where
SaskTel Theatre
August 21 at 7:00PM – 9:00PM
Film tickets are $10 at the front desk; free admission for members and youth under 18. Seating is first come, first served. Talks, tours and other events are admission by donation or free with membership.