Special Presentations
Shab-Nameh: Women of Iran’s Forgotten Left
Maryam Tafakory
- Runtime
- 41 min
- Country
- UK-Iran
- Year
- 2026
- More information
- Official film page
Screenings
Ghazal-e Sorkh
Director-screenwriter
Maryam Tafakory
UK-Iran-France 2026. 20min
With some English subtitles
Built on extensive research into Iran’s political history in the 1970s, Ghazal-e-Sorkh is a layered cinematic poem that draws connections between historical events, hidden meanings and contemporary resonances, expressed through a distinctive interplay of musicality, rhythm and visual composition.
Total running time 61min.
How to book
Tickets start from £10 for all screenings and events in London, with concessions available for many screenings. Booking information and ticket prices.
For non-Members we charge £1 per ticket for online and phone bookings, up to £3 per transaction. There’s no booking fee if you buy tickets at the box office.
If you’re aged 16 to 25, sign up for free to BFI 25 and Under for a chance to get £6 tickets (without booking fees) to all screenings and events, subject to availability.
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Director-screenwriter
Maryam Tafakory
UK-Iran-France 2026. 20min
With some English subtitles
Built on extensive research into Iran’s political history in the 1970s, Ghazal-e-Sorkh is a layered cinematic poem that draws connections between historical events, hidden meanings and contemporary resonances, expressed through a distinctive interplay of musicality, rhythm and visual composition.
Total running time 61min.
How to book
Tickets start from £10 for all screenings and events in London, with concessions available for many screenings. Booking information and ticket prices.
For non-Members we charge £1 per ticket for online and phone bookings, up to £3 per transaction. There’s no booking fee if you buy tickets at the box office.
If you’re aged 16 to 25, sign up for free to BFI 25 and Under for a chance to get £6 tickets (without booking fees) to all screenings and events, subject to availability.
Missed out?
More tickets may become available for these screenings before and during the festival. Find out about extra ticket releases and standby queues.
Our programmers recommend...
Hanabi
Hanabi is a visceral cinematic adaptation of Yoko Hayasuke’s Journal of a Radioactive Brain, written in the aftermath of the Tōhoku earthquake and nuclear disaster.
Read more about HanabiAz Zeeb
Discovering a cache of Super 8 home movies and photographs following the death of his grandmother, Chilean filmmaker Rafael Guendelman embarks on a personal journey through his family’s intertwined political histories.
Read more about Az ZeebA Bit of Light
Ali Asgari’s moving political drama sees an Iranian doctor caught at an emotional crossroads after his medical practice is shut down for treating anti-government protestors.
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