40 days since the greatest massacre of Iranians in their soil.

Since the last time I wrote here, unfolding events in Iran have carried such unbearable weight that it felt impossible to do anything but grieve, think, reflect on the repeated cycles of history, and try to stay connected with friends and family.

The massacre of Iranian protesters on the 8th and 9th of January 2026, two record-breaking weeks of a complete internet and communications blackout ,the gradual emergence of images — thousands upon thousands of bodies, piled in black body bags, families desperately searching for their loved ones.

Each of these dark moments alone would take months, even years, to process. They have scarred and wounded the soul of a nation. And they have created an untameable and powerful potential its direction remains unknown.

I look back at my older posts here, where I wrote about the polarisation of ideas among people — among close friends and within families. Now, hard-line, anger-fuelled movements are taking over. Meanwhile, global powers circle, each with its own plans to claim a piece of the cake — a cake drenched in the blood of innocent people.

Times like this are a reminder that cycles of repetition are always waiting to return. Silence is being imposed — not only by the regime, as it has for 47 years, but also within our own circles. A silence born partly of fear. Partly out of respect for the loss of lives, no matter under which banner. And partly a silence that waits for the right moment — when real, deep, human conversations can begin again.

There is so much to learn . Learn to respect, to acknowledge when you are in the minority, to hold firmly to your core human beliefs against the heavy waves that threaten to wash them away  and try to do the little things you can.

It has been very hard to maintain normal life activities at such times but in the mean time,

The Walnut of Knowledge was Premiered in London Short film Festival.

We finally screened a collection of films from the Left Bank Collective, amid all the tragedies in Iran at the Cube Cinema . Even the smallest hope that might have come out of this collaboration for the brave young filmmakers, worths the worlds.

Ripple Effect will be screened at BEEF 10^th anniversary programme focused on FilmLabs.