Film: It Was Just An Accident directed by Jafar Panahi

It Was Just An Accident directed by Jafar Panahi
Film Showing, debut of our new screen!

Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival 2025

Nominated for Best International Film, Academy Awards 2026

Jafar Panahi was arrested in Iran 2010 for "making anti-government propaganda." He had been forbidden to travel outside the country, and banned from making movies, which he continued to do in secret.

We show this as the US/Israeli war against Iran continues - a massive, ongoing war crime on the part of the U.S./Israel, with the potential to develop into something even more terrible, beyond its current horrific dimensions. So far over 3,000 have been killed and 13,000 targets have been hit by bombs. This film does address crucial questions for everyone involved in fighting injustice.

After winning at Cannes Panahi said, "Before going to jail and before getting to know the people that I met there - and hearing their stories, their backgrounds - the issues I dealt with in my films were totally different. "All these characters that you see in this film were inspired by conversations that I had, stories that they told me about, the violence and the brutality of the Iranian government with prisoners, violence that has been ongoing for more than four decades now."

Our screening is dedicated to the people of Iran, as they face the onslaught of war by the US and Israel and at the same time have been living and struggling against the repressive Islamic Republic.

We are sharing this timely article from revcom.us
Fact Sheet: Why The U.S.-Israeli War On Iran Is A War Crime Threatening To Get Even Worse, How It Poses A Danger To All Of Humanity, And What You Can Do—And Need To Do—About It https://revcom.us/en/why-us-israeli-war-iran-war-crime-threatening-get-even-worse-how-it-poses-danger-all-humanity-and

After the film we will discuss what can be learned from the film, what is the situation today and our responsibility to oppose this war.

Watch the trailer here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF04v-ze2Yc&t=20s