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Filmmakers Illuminate Struggles Under Oppression in 2025

12/28/2025

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In 2025, Jafar Panahi, the Iranian filmmaker, explores the psyche of a political prisoner in It Was Just an Accident.
Julia Loktev, the filmmaker, highlights the struggles of Russian journalists under oppressive regimes in My Undesirable Friends: Part 1—Last Air in Moscow.
Ryan Coogler, the American filmmaker, and Ari Aster, the American filmmaker, present Sinners and Eddington to reflect societal tensions in 2025.

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Story summary

In 2025, Jafar Panahi, the Iranian filmmaker, explores the psyche of a political prisoner in It Was Just an Accident.
Julia Loktev, the filmmaker, highlights the struggles of Russian journalists under oppressive regimes in My Undesirable Friends: Part 1—Last Air in Moscow.
Ryan Coogler, the American filmmaker, and Ari Aster, the American filmmaker, present Sinners and Eddington to reflect societal tensions in 2025.