Hot Docs marked the first film festival that “Silent House” director Farnaz Jurabchian has been able to attend in-person since the documentary made its world premiere at IDFA in November.
For months Farnaz Jurabchian and her co-director/brother Mohammadreza Jurabchian were banned from leaving Iran, which prevented the duo from attending prestigious fests including IDFA, France’s FIPADOC, Brazil’s It’s All True and the Luxemburg Intl. Film Festival.
Iranian authorities considered the international partnerships that both directors formed in order to make “Silent House” a national security risk.
“My brother and I weren’t able to leave (Iran) due to false and unfair accusations that were made