
“The Friend’s House is Here” Illuminates Tehran’s Underground Art Scene
In “The Friend’s House is Here,” we’re invited inside an artistic world shadowed by the constant awareness that visibility carries consequences.

In “The Friend’s House is Here,” we’re invited inside an artistic world shadowed by the constant awareness that visibility carries consequences.

(L-R) Eric Meyer, Finn Hartnett, Sharon Liese and Jessica McMaster attend the “Seized” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on

(L–R) Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard speak during the “Broken English” U.S. premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Theatre on January 25,

(L–R) Nyah B., Nala B., Shannon Elizabeth S., Celia K., Olive G., and Nikki B. attend the Q&A for “Cookie Queens” by Alysa Nahmias, an

(L-R) Editor Enda O’Dowd and director Sinead O’Shea attend the Q&A for All About the Money by Sinéad O’Shea, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film

(L-R) Alex Gibney, Salman Rushdie and Rachel Eliza Griffiths attend “Knife: The Attempted Murder Of Salman Rushdie” Premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at

Writing, acting, filmmaking — the act of creativity itself helped inspire 10 of the outstanding projects premiering as part of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

Emotions were divinely high following the premiere of “If I Go Will They Miss Me.” “How beautiful was it to see Black bodies in this way?” Danielle Brooks asked the crowd.

Nairobi journalist Bea Wangondu and Andrew H. Brown co-direct the new film.

(L-R) Jeffrey Walker, Taika Waititi, Iona Bell, Mia Wasikowska, and Blake Harrison attend the premiere of Fing! by Jeffrey Walker, an official selection of the

(L–R) Rafael Manuel and Isabel Sicat attend the “Filipiñana” premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at The Ray Theatre on January 23, 2026, in

“Shame and Money” is a searing look at a family’s struggle against inequality and precarity in Kosovo.