This is not a film.

This clandestine documentary, shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France in a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, depicts the day-to-day life of acclaimed director Jafar Panahi (Offside, The circle) during his house arrest in his Tehran apartment. While appealing his sentence - si...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Panahi, Jafar (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
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Summary:This clandestine documentary, shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France in a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, depicts the day-to-day life of acclaimed director Jafar Panahi (Offside, The circle) during his house arrest in his Tehran apartment. While appealing his sentence - six years in prison and a 20 year ban from filmmaking - Panahi is seen talking to his family and lawyer on the phone, discussing his plight with Mirtahmasb and reflecting on the meaning of the art of filmmaking.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 76 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.