August Movie Nights: “This Is Not a Film” by Jafar Panahi

Thursday August 1st
Doors and drinks 6.30pm; Film starts at 7pm

As part of our August Movie Nights series, we’re screening "This Is Not a Film" by Iranian director and pro-democracy activist Jafar Panahi (2011, 1hr 15mins)

Banned from film-making for 20 years by the Iranian regime and under house arrest as he appeals a six year prison sentence, Panahi recruits a friend to film him planning the film he would have been making.

"This Is Not a Film" is an extraordinary study in the art of cinema, creativity in resistance and defiance against repression. It was first shown at the 2011 Cannes Festival after being smuggled out of Iran in a cake.

After the screening we’ll eat supper together and informally discuss the film.

Read the Guardian's five star review. Watch a clip with commentary from The New Yorker.

If you have a suggestion for a film you think we should screen as part of our August Movie Nights series, please email zoe@Kairos.London.

Kairos, 84 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TG

Doors open at 6.30pm for drinks. Film starts at 7pm.

£8 Kairos Club Member, £15 Non-member, £10 Struggling financially, £20 Supporter. Food and drinks complimentary.

Before requesting a discounted ticket, please consider sincerely: Are you struggling to meet your basic needs? Would you have to make a genuine sacrifice to buy a full priced ticket? Do you have reduced earnings through a lifestyle choice or because you’re dedicating your time to unpaid work relating to the climate and nature crises?