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In Conversation with Iran’s New Generation of Directors

Hooman and two younger directors talk about making a first film: finding the money, finding the crew and the festivals that first noticed their work

The conversation ends up somewhere unexpected: independent cinema today depends, more than anything, on trust inside the team that makes it

Featuring

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Sara

Podcast host & actor

Transcript

Host: What was the budget for your first film?

Hooman: Almost nothing. Mostly friends who believed the story had to be told