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Pegah Ahangarani’s Cannes Award, Iran’s Civil Society Institutions Pushed to a Breaking Point, and More &#8211; NIAC Skip to content About Us Who We Are What We Do Peace &#038; Diplomacy Equitable Immigration Civil Rights Human Rights Community &#038; Culture Political Power NIAC Truth Careers News &#038; Publications Latest News NIAC on Substack Iran Unfiltered Human Rights Tracker Opinion &#038; Analysis Get Involved Take Action Join a Chapter Events Become a Member Donate Get Updates Press Contact Us فارسی About Us Who We Are What We Do Peace &#038; Diplomacy Equitable Immigration Civil Rights Human Rights Community &#038; Culture Political Power NIAC Truth Careers News &#038; Publications Latest News NIAC on Substack Iran Unfiltered Human Rights Tracker Opinion &#038; Analysis Get Involved Take Action Join a Chapter Events Become a Member Donate Get Updates Press Contact Us فارسی Donate Search NIAC on Substack Immigrant Justice Center Iranian American Poll Congressional Scorecard Pegah Ahangarani’s Cannes Award, Iran’s Civil Society Institutions Pushed to a Breaking Point, and More Iran Unfiltered May 22, 2026 Week of May 18, 2026 | Iran Unfiltered is a digest tracking Iranian politics & society by the National Iranian American Council Pegah Ahangarani’s Cannes Award Highlights Iran’s Struggle for Freedom The Ekbatan Case: Iran Reduces Death Sentences After Years of Controversy and Forensic Disputes Iran’s Neighbors and the Limits of Regional Hostility The Quiet Collapse: Iran’s Civil Society Institutions Pushed to Breaking Point Trump Claims to Have Canceled Renewed Military Assault Amid Continued U.S.-Iran Brinksmanship Pegah Ahangarani’s Cannes Award Highlights Iran’s Struggle for Freedom Iranian filmmaker and actress Pegah Ahangarani received major international recognition at the seventy-ninth edition of the Cannes Film Festival, where her documentary “Rehearsals for a Revolution” was screened in a special section of the festival and later won the prestigious “Golden Eye” (L’Œil d’or) award for best documentary. The documentary premiered on May 16, 2026, and was met with strong audience reception. Following the screening, Ahangarani dedicated the film to the mothers who lost their children in the struggle for freedom in Iran. During the ceremony, she also spoke about what she described as “very difficult days for the people of Iran,” referring to widespread internet disruptions, daily reports of executions by the Islamic Republic, and the continuing shadow of war over the country. Ahangarani attended the Cannes screening alongside her husband, Iranian musician and composer Ali Azimi, and her mother, Iranian filmmaker and producer Manijeh Hekmat. Prior to the screening, Thierry Frémaux, director of the Cannes Film Festival, described the documentary as “a story of Iran.” He noted that the film not only addresses contemporary Iran, which is currently at the center of global attention, but also revisits the country’s historical legacy in or

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