Solidarity for anti-regime protesters
A protest against the Iranian regime was held today on the red carpet at the Berlin International Film Festival. Known as Berlinale, the film festival is no stranger to protests. A group of about 100 people, including Iranian filmmakers, showed their support for Iran’s Women Life Freedom protests. American actress Kristen Stewart was among them.
Stewart is in Berlin this year as the president of its international jury. Actress Golshifteh Farahani, a member of Stewart’s international jury, and Holy Spider actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi and The Siren director Sepideh Farsi were among those participating as a show of solidarity. Festival co-chiefs Carlo Chatrian and Mariëtte Rissenbeek flanked Stewart during the protest. Ebrahimi, who was born in Tehran, was forced to flee Iran in 2008. She said the filmmaking community that remains in Iran is becoming bolder in its challenges to the Iranian regime even though it comes with big risks.
Despite persistent rain for much of the day, the protest went forward on Saturday afternoon.
