Relaying Cinema in Midcentury Iran: Material Cultures in Transit

Relaying Cinema in Midcentury Iran investigates how the cultural translation of cinema has been shaped by the physical translation of its ephemera. Kaveh Askari examines film circulation and its effect on Iranian film culture in the period before foreign studios established official distribution channels and Iran became a notable site of world cinema. This transcultural history draws on cross—archival comparison of films, distributor memos, licensing contracts, advertising schemes, and audi...