#iran-protests

#iran-protests

A source close to the family told RFE/RL's Radio Farda on September 16, the third anniversary of Amini's death, that her father, Amjad Amini, was summoned by intelligence officials in Saghez, in Iran's Kurdistan Province and warned not to take any action to mark the occassion. Amateur videos posted online showed shops in Saghez closed on September 16 in what was described as a strike by local shopkeepers to mark the anniversary.

In 'Meteor,' Khademolreza masterfully uses rotoscope animation to blend personal grief with the larger social upheaval in Iran, all sparked by Amini's death.