Life (2160x1023)
Free
Life (2021) © Jafar Panahi

ACMI presents

Jafar Panahi Shorts

Unclassified (All Ages)
Film

When

Thu 22 May 2025

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Join us in the cinema for a FREE screening of two recent short films by Jafar Panahi, who continues to evade his ban on filmmaking.

Life
Dir. Jafar Panahi, Iran, 2021, 19 mins, Courtesy of The Match Factory

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jafar Panahi receives a knock on the door from a person in a hazmat suit. To his relief, it is his elderly mother cautiously visiting him.

Hidden
Dir. Jafar Panahi, Iran, 2020, 18 mins, Courtesy of mk2

Jafar Panahi sets out on a road trip to find a woman with a beautiful singing voice who has been forbidden from singing.

Event duration

45 mins

Rating

Unclassified (All Ages)

Tickets

FREE (bookings recommended)
Limited to two per person.

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Schedule

6pm Welcome & Introduction
6.08pm Life
6.27pm Hidden
6.45pm Event concludes

Where

Cinemas, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square

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