He went to prison for directing, and kept making movies
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Get 50% off Nebula at https://go.nebula.tv/thomasflight and watch part one of my Bookshelf Tour Series: https://nebula.tv/videos/thomasflight-my-favorite-film-and-media-books-part-i After being banned from directing for 20 years, Jafar Panahi just... kept making movies, working in secret and slowly developing a clandestine style of filmmaking that built towards the politically engaged and relevant It Was Just an Accident. This video looks at what makes the Iranian director's work so uniquely powerful, and how he engages with political narratives without falling into the trap of propagandistic storytelling. Music by @logan.m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97kb1_BXlWE // FIND MY WORK // -Early Access (Ad Free) on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/thomasflight -Read my Newsletter: https://www.seeingthroughfilm.com/ -Reviews on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thomasflight -Watch My Experimental Documentary: https://labyrinthion.com -Website: http://www.thomasflight.com // FOLLOW ME // - Le
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