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Arta Barzanji

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Arta Barzanji is a London-based Iranian filmmaker, critic, and programmer. His current film project is the documentary Unfinished: Kamran Shirdel. Arta is an alumnus of the critic programs at the Locarno and Ghent film festivals and has written for outlets including MUBI Notebook, Sabzian, and Cineaste Magazine.

Articles

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“What They Had to Conceal”: Maryam Tafakory’s Archival Interventions Highlight the Erased
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Dark Night of the Body: Sylvain George’s Obscure Night Trilogy Uncovers Immigration Experiences
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Locarno 2024: Technologies of Vision/Visions of Technology
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“Labor and War and Their Interconnectedness”: Film Historian Nora M. Alter Discusses Her New Harun Farocki Monograph
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Il Cinema Ritrovato 2024: Cinemalibero Strand Spotlights Maldoror and Landrián
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Folk Memory Project at Open City 2024: “Between Autoethnography and Anti-ethnography”
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“When Hope Is Weary”: Jemma Desai Questions What We Choose to Ignore
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