The documentary filmmakers behind Iran’s Oscar-nominated Cutting Through Rocks are opening up about the importance of “standing by” the people of Iran amid the nation’s protests and U.S./Israeli attack, and the bittersweet celebration of their historic moment as protagonist Sara Shahverdi was barred from attending the fete due to the travel ban.
“It’s a big responsibility for us because we are representing the ordinary people of Iran. We are not politicians, we are storytellers,” co-director Mohammadreza Eyni told Deadline.
Meanwhile, co-helmer Sara Khaki added, “We are here to stand by the rights of our people because we are proud of their knowledge and their wisdom and their tenacity and their perseverance — as we see in Cutting Through Rocks in our lead character, who, by the way, was not able to join us for the Oscars because of the travel ban and the recent events in Iran.”
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