Iranian director Jafar Panahhi had to skip the New York Film Festival premiere, who said, “it was just an accident,” because he couldn’t process his visa in time for the October 2nd screening. Additionally, the festival has announced that it will cancel the October 3rd conversation between Panahi and Martin Scorsese.
The perpetrator was a government shutdown, which began on September 30th after Congressional leaders failed to reach the funding agreement. “It was just an accident,” he says, following the mechanic (Vahid Mobasseri), who believes he encountered the intelligence officer (Ebrahim Azizi), who tortured him. The film is Panahi’s first since he was imprisoned for several months in 2023 to criticize the Iranian government. He was banned from making films for 14 years and secretly filmed his latest production. “It was just an accident,” he made his debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where he won the Palme de Hor. It was selected as an Academy Award French entry.
French producers were able to attend the premiere, “It was just an accident.” Introduction to the film, Knife’s artistic director Dennis Lim paid tribute to Panahi. “He’s the person we need in this moment,” he said.
Neon purchased North American distribution rights because “it was just an accident.” Despite facing oppression in his home country, Panahi is one of the world’s leading Oteyas. His films include “Circle,” “Offside,” “This is Not a Film,” and “Tax.” Scorsese is the subject of Mr. Scorsese, a five-part series about his work from Rebecca Miller, which will be shown on a knife.
