THIS IS NOT A FILM

The September 8 screening will be hosted by Babak Tabarraee, Assistant Professor of Instruction and Persian Program Coordinator at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. “Funny, moving, and rich with meaning … the very existence of this movie is a gift.” —Slate “It’s a political statement, an act of defiance, a master class in one auteur’s body of work and process, and a document of a life unseen. But above all, it’s a gripping entertainment.” —The Village Voice “Meditates with touching simplicity on the very nature of filmmaking … one of cinema’s rare masterpieces of truth.” —Mubi Notebook “It’s a cry from the heart of an artist compelled to create, tell stories, and respond to hostile, confounding realities.” —The Washington Post This directly autobiographical documentary by Jafar Panahi and his collaborator Mojtaba Mirtahmasb was made during the…