Panahi Promotes Oscar-Nominated Film From Abroad as Iran Turmoil Deepens
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose It Was Just An Accident is up for Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature, is promoting the film from New York as Iran faces unrest and war. He has long defied authorities, shot the movie secretly, and fears future imprisonment upon return, while balancing family safety, political pressure, and a press tour that culminates after the Oscars.