White Lie is a 2019 film by directors Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis telling the tale of a girl who supposedly has cancer and spends all her waking hours trying to raise money for both her case and charities, except that it is not true, she does not have cancer and it is all built on a big, not-so-white lie.

The plot of the film sounds so simple but the truth is, nobody ever attempts films like these. This unorthodox…

The oppressive patriarchy, rigid theocracy and orthodox religious practice in Iran lead to abuse and hardship of helpless people who become a tool for their exploitation. And if it’s a woman, the stern moral obligation to conservative society and religion drown them in the abyss of despair with no freedom of choice whatsoever. It has far-reaching consequences which dribble down to threating the familial relationship & individuality within the claustrophobic social structure in documentarian Mahnaz Mohammadi fiction-feature debut ‘Son-Mother’ (Pesar-Madar).

“Son-Mother”…