Helmed by Babak Jalali, the picture offers a small-scale yarn about a young former Afghani translator who ends up living in California and working in a run-down fortune cookie factory. Jalali ...

Babak Jalali's assured black-and-white indie drama strikes a beautiful tone with a deadpan sense of humor, aided by Anaita Wali Zada's quietly poignant performance. While her new life isn’t ...

Babak Jalali’s fourth feature stars Anaita Wali Zada as a refugee whose path overlaps with the actress’ own, trying to find her feet in a strange new world. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic ...

EXCLUSIVE: Cinetic Media has signed award-winning Iranian filmmaker Babak Jalali (Fremont, Land) for management across all media. Most recently, Jalali co-wrote and directed the indie drama ...

BABAK JALALI: When we wrote the film and also when it came to directing it, I didn't want it to become a kitchen sink or a very hyperrealistic refugee story. MONTAGNE: Filmmaker Babak Jalali did ...

Check their websites for screening dates and times: Roxie Theater, San Francisco (Director Babak Jalali will be at the Aug. 25 and Aug. 26 screenings) Editor’s note: This story was updated at 3 ...

a company I deeply admire for their support of independent cinema and continued commitment to theatrical distribution,” says Director Babak Jalali. “I’m proud that ‘Fremont’ will be part ...

Oscar-nominated director Florian Zeller (“The Father,” “The Son”) and Federica Sainte-Rose have boarded Babak Jalali‘s Sundance-bound “Fremont” under their new banner Blue Morning ...

Music Box Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to “Fremont,” the critically acclaimed drama from Iranian-British filmmaker Babak Jalali. “Fremont” follows mid-20s ...

Directed by BAFTA-nominated Iranian-born director Babak Jalali, the black-and-white movie tells the story of Donya, a young woman working at a Chinese fortune cookie factory in the San Francisco bay.

But we’re still in for a shock. Anaita Wali Zada in Fremont The script (co-written by Jalali) is especially sharp when it comes to examining the ways that refugees get pigeon-holed as saints or ...

Music Box Films has acquired North American distribution rights to “Fremont,” Iranian/British Filmmaker Babak Jalali’s follow-up to “Land” and “Radio Dreams.” Jalali’s film ...