CANCELED: Final Whistle

This screening and Q&A with filmmaker Niki Karimi has been canceled in consideration of the current COVID-19 surge. We appreciate your understanding and support as we plan for a safer start to 2022.

Final Whistle

2011

Best known for her striking on-screen performances in films by Iranian auteurs such as Dariush Mehrjoui, Tahmineh Milani and Abbas Kiarostami, Niki Karimi established herself as a filmmaker in her right when her directorial debut, One Night, premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in 2005. In One Night and her three subsequent features, Karimi brings urgent attention to the stories of women forced to navigate the sharp divisions of Iranian society. In her third feature, Final Whistle (2011), writer-director Karimi explores those divisions from a more explicitly personal perspective through the story of a well-known filmmaker, played herself, suddenly confronted by her own privilege and the limits of fame when she becomes unexpectedly entangled in the struggles of a young extra she only needed for reshoots. The Archive is honored to host writer-director Niki Karimi in person at the Wilder for this special screening to mark the 10th anniversary of the film’s release.

DCP, color, in Persian with English subtitles, 90 min. Director: Niki Karimi. Screenwriter: Niki Karimi. With: Niki Karimi, Shahab Hosseini, Ashkan Khatibi.