The House is Black/خانه سیاه است

The House is Black (خانه سیاه است) is an Iranian documentary shot in 1962 at the Behkadeh Raji leper colony. Directed by the poet Forough Farrokhzad, the film is often credited with paving the way for the “new wave” movement(s) in Iranian film. Though I’ve published before on the early history of Iranian filmmaking, I’m interested in all aspects, genres, and periods of Iranian cinema–because, for me, Iranian film is as good as it gets…