Anthem was created as a venue for filmmakers who care about individuality and libertarian ideals. We agree with Hayek: “It is via the novel and the newspaper, the cinema, and the political speeches, and ultimately the school and common talk, that the ordinary person acquires his conceptions of history.” In short: we need to be making movies, writing novels, and singing songs. We need to be telling our stories through the common medium of entertainment. And we need to be doing it excellently.
We are also happy to announce Anthem’s new Persian Film Festival, where we showcase short and feature-length narratives sent to us by courageous, liberty-oriented filmmakers in and outside of Iran. The audience raved about this year’s films. “I had no idea Iranian Cinema was so rich and raw and deep,” said one viewer. Winners are listed under the “Films” button below.