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Iranian filmmaker organizes New York screenings amid escalating Middle East conflict

Iranian filmmaker Arya Ghavamian organized screenings of classic Iranian cinema in New York in February as conflict escalated in Iran. The retrospective featured Bahram Beyzaie's restored 1984 masterpiece "Bashu: the Little Stranger" and Amir Naderi's "The Runner," both depicting the Iran-Iraq War. Demand for the films surged globally following recent geopolitical tensions and Beyzaie's December death.

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