EVERETT — After a traditional blessing by a Shinto priest, Achilles USA executives cut a ceremonial ribbon to open their new plastic film production plant on Nov. 1. The new plant will produce ...

With more of a slow crawl than an Olympian sprint, Takeshi Kitano’s “Achilles and the Tortoise” finally crosses the finish line of the Nipponese multihyphenate’s trilogy on the plight of the performer ...

When Farhad Delaram's short film Tattoo won a Crystal Bear at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival, it was a triumph for Iranian filmmaking. But, winning such a prestigious prize was considered a threat by ...

Iranian director Farhad Delaram was in the midst of shooting his subversive road movie “Achilles” when Mahsa Amini died in Tehran on Sept. 16, 2022, while being detained for allegedly violating the ...

For filmmaker Farhad Delaram, who premiered his film Achilles at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), making movies that reflect his view of Iranian society comes at the risk of safety and ...