Ali Farahmand is a film critic, filmmaker, and lecturer in film and philosophy with nearly fifteen years of experience. He has published extensively in a wide range of Iranian film and cultural journals, and more recently writes for international platforms such as IndieWire and Eurolitkrant. He teaches at art universities and film institutes, and since 2022 has been a film critic at the Voice of America. In 2023, he founded FCI (Film Criticism Institute), an independent school of film studies based in Tehran. His feature film It Is Only Sound That Remains recently screened at the Beijing Film Festival.
Website: ali-farahmand.com