
“On the Top of this Triangle I see the Victory”: Film Critic Hamed Soleimanzadeh on the current Revolution in Iran between Sadness and Hope
Hamed Soleimanzadeh is an Iranian film critic, director, university lecturer and researcher in the field of cinema and philosophy. In November 2021 he left Tehran for Berlin as he felt conflicted with the ruling regime which restrained him from executing his art freely and teaching his university students in a way he wished to. In this interview with Pauline Zimnoch, Soleimanzadeh gives insights into the revolutionary movement taking place in Iran since September 2022, the role of arts in protests, the motives and emotions behind the uprisings and the importance of the Iranian diaspora.