“Though BLACK RABBIT WHITE RABBIT functions as a meta-film, an exploration of filmmaking itself and of fluid, interwoven realities, it retains the structure of a mystery.” - Martin Kudlac, Screen Anarchy
Saturday, June 6, 11:30 a.m. & Monday, June 8, 5:45 p.m. | BLACK RABBIT WHITE RABBIT is simultaneously a puzzle and a celebration of movie-making. A director is remaking a classic Iranian film in Tajikistan. The studio armorer is worried that the gun they intend to use is not a prop gun and fears the consequences. A young woman arrives at the location insisting that she be given an audition. At the same time, in another part of town, Sara, recently recovered from a car crash, suddenly realizes that her accident was all part of a conspiracy. These people’s destinies inevitably intertwine in a series of ingeniously crafted long takes shifting from whimsical to devastating to surreal. Set amid the machinations of a lively movie-set and full of doubles and doppelgangers, BLACK RABBIT WHITE RABBIT reminds us that reality can be constructed from nothing and sometimes difficult to ascertain.
Awards & Nominations
Official Selection - 2025 Chicago International Film Festival
Official Selection - 2025 London BFI Film Festival
Festival of Films from Iran | June 5–11, 2026
This yearly showcase spotlights the innovation, resilience, and humanism of contemporary Iranian filmmakers and acclaimed Iranian auteurs. For the 37th year of the Festival of Films from Iran, we’re honoring influential Iranian filmmaker Bahram Beyzaie with a limited retrospective and presenting a slate of compelling contemporary films by Iranian and Iranian-diaspora filmmakers.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu