Doc Talk Podcast: ‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Filmmakers On Earning First Oscar Nomination For Iranian Documentary

Iran’s rich cinematic history has yielded multiple Oscar wins in recent years for narrative/fictional work, as well as a 2026 nomination in the Best International Feature category for Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident. But an Iranian-made documentary had never earned an Oscar nomination – until this year. Cutting Through Rocks, directed by Sara Khaki and […]

By Patrick Hipes