EXCLUSIVE: In the award-winning documentary Cutting Through Rocks, tears come to the eyes of Sara Shahverdi as she reflects on intense pressure she has faced for flouting convention. “They want me to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But perhaps most surprising is that so much of Shahverdi’s family and community admire her, enough so that she running to become ...

Across a remote and mountainous landscape, a woman rides a motorcycle, black leather jacket over her shoulders, scarf around the neck, bandana fastening her hair. She comes to a stop, the setting sun ...

Best documentary has become the toughest Oscar category to predict in recent years, especially when it comes to nominations. The documentary branch has become famously quirky in recent years, passing ...

Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni’s precisely lensed film follows Sara Shahverdi, the first councilwoman in the history of her remote village. But perhaps most surprising is that so much of Shahverdi’s ...