Life

Life (2021)

فيلم

A portrait of the Panahi family's matriarch as the pandemic makes it more difficult for intergenerational connection.

Data di uscita
2021-07-14
TMDB
4.0 / 10 (2)
Durata
18 min
Generi
Documentario
Regista
Jafar Panahi

Cast

Curiosità

Life is a 2021 short film by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. The 20‑minute film was first released as part of the anthology The Year of the Everlasting Storm, made during the COVID-19 pandemic. It shows a visit by Panahi’s mother to his home during lockdown. In December 2025, the film received its public online release by Neon as a standalone short.

Production

Life is a 20‑minute short film made in 2021. Panahi filmed the short inside his apartment in Tehran during the COVID‑19 lockdown. According to the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens (EMST), he and his wife, Tahereh Saidi Balsini, used their cell phones to capture everyday moments at home, mixing real life with a few staged scenes. The film also features the family’s pet iguana, Iggy.

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