Amin Palangi’s ‘Tennessine’ begins filming in NSW

'Tennessine'. (Image by Ali Nasseri 2021)A psychological drama from Iranian filmmaker Amin Palangi is currently shooting in NSW, starring Osamah Sami, Faezeh Alavi, and Robert Rabiah.Tennessine was written by Sami, who also plays Arash, a Persian man who arrives in Australia against his family’s wishes to reunite with the love [...]

2022-01-09T04:10:27+00:00

Carolyn Johnson, Eve Spence and Amin Palangi find ‘Common Ground’

(L-R) Carolyn Johnson, Eve Spence and Amin Palangi.Intrigued by people who choose to live off the grid in shacks, Eve Spence had the idea of writing a feature centred around one such community, overlaid with the arrival of asylum seekers from Iran.Recognising she needed help with the Iranian angle, she [...]

2022-01-09T04:08:35+00:00

Top 5 Persian Films

With the Persian International Film Festival back this week, we speak to director Amin Palangi about the 2014 highlights and his personal all-time favourites. The Persian International Film Festival returns for its third outing in Sydney this week, opening with the latest offering from renowned Iranian writer/director Mohammad Rasoulof, [...]

2019-08-25T01:41:39+00:00