Friday Oct 4th

16:30 - 18:00 | VHS Diaries | Niyaz Saghari | Iran | 1h 12m plus Director Q&A 

Documentary feature 
Book tickets 

“VHS Diaries is the tale of era of illegal home movies and the adventures of finding and accessing black market videos in post revolution Iran, during the Iran –Iraq war and the post war era when the ban on video was finally lifted while the foreign and art house films still remained illegal .It is the story of love of cinema in times of restriction, the communities of cinephiles, the influential characters and the prices paid on the way.”

Niyaz Saghari is a UK based Iranian filmmaker, her work is focused on the urban life in her home town of Tehran and Bristol where she is based. She is also a member of ‘BEEF’ (Bristol Experimental Expanded Film) collective who are performing on Saturday evening of the festival.

See the press pack here.