Anthem Film Festival will show in Memphis, Tennessee, this year and feature keynote speaker Mike Rowe.
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Movie Review: ‘The Voice of Dust and Ash’
This remarkable film brings Iranian musician Mohammad Reza Shajarian to life with passion and joy.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Nasrin’
'Nasrin' is a heartbreaking and powerful movie detailing one woman's courageous fight for freedom - watch it if you dare.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival: Films on the Freedom to Be, Move, and Give Birth
Freedom can be lost in little steps, from buttons on an overcoat to Zoom meetings. These films explore past, present and future threats.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa
'Daughters of Smoke and Fire' by Ava Homa might break your heart, but its also a book of sublime beauty that will engrave itself into your memory for years to come.
Read More »Anthem Film Review: Three Films Out of Iran
Three films chosen for this year’s Anthem Libertarian Film Festival were created in Iran. Film festival director Jo Ann Skousen said how glad she was to have these submissions, given the risks filmmakers took making the films.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Anthem Film Festival’s Jo Ann Skousen – Cowboys, and Vampires, and Laughs, Oh My!
Individuality, accountability and choice are themes of the Anthem Libertarian Film Festival, but, they have cowboys, vampires and Penn Jillette, too.
Read More »Music Review: Mitra Sumara – ‘Tahdig’ Presents ‘60s Persian Pop
'Tahdig' provides delicious music full of swirling jazz, polyrhythms, and gleaming brass accents.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘AVA’ – Directed by Sadaf Foroughi
'AVA' is a beautiful and sensitive look at the life of one teenage woman on the verge of adulthood in modern Iran.
Read More »Music Review: The Turbans – ‘The Turbans’
The Turbans' first album, 'The Turbans', draw upon musical traditions from around the world to create stunning music that will take your breath away.
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