Tanaz Eshaghian and Farzad Jafari, 2025, 84 minutes.
In Persian with English subtitles
An Eye for an Eye is a documentary that unfolds like a real-life courtroom thriller that pulls you inside a justice system unlike any other -- one where the fate of a life doesn't rest with a judge, but in the hands of a grieving family who can choose retribution or forgiveness.
Years after killing her abusive husband in an act of self-defense, Tahereh now faces execution unless she can pay the Diya — blood money demanded by her abuser’s family. With the clock ticking and public sympathy running low, her son Mohsen is thrust into a desperate race against time to save his mother’s life, turning to outside donors in a society where victims of domestic abuse are often met with silence — or scorn.
Directed by Iranian-American filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian, the film unfolds with the intimacy of a family drama and the tension of a thriller, asking a question that stays with you long after the credits: when forgiveness has a price, what is a life worth?
A discussion and Q&A with Director Tanaz Eshaghian will follow the screening.
An Eye for an Eye Trailer (2 minutes 10 seconds).
Speaker
Tanaz Eshaghian is an Emmy-nominated Iranian-American director (Be Like Others, Love Crimes of Kabul). Her film As Far As They Can Run was shortlisted for an Oscar. For more than two decades, she has built a remarkable body of documentary work focused on people living on the fringes of society — telling deeply personal stories that force us all to think about the much larger questions of culture, justice, identity, and human rights.
"An Eye for an Eye" Film Screening and Discussion
Host
Tue, Oct 06, 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM (EDT)
To be shared on approval (New York)
30 attendees
An Eye for an Eye
Tanaz Eshaghian and Farzad Jafari, 2025, 84 minutes.
In Persian with English subtitles
An Eye for an Eye is a documentary that unfolds like a real-life courtroom thriller that pulls you inside a justice system unlike any other -- one where the fate of a life doesn't rest with a judge, but in the hands of a grieving family who can choose retribution or forgiveness.
Years after killing her abusive husband in an act of self-defense, Tahereh now faces execution unless she can pay the Diya — blood money demanded by her abuser’s family. With the clock ticking and public sympathy running low, her son Mohsen is thrust into a desperate race against time to save his mother’s life, turning to outside donors in a society where victims of domestic abuse are often met with silence — or scorn.
Directed by Iranian-American filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian, the film unfolds with the intimacy of a family drama and the tension of a thriller, asking a question that stays with you long after the credits: when forgiveness has a price, what is a life worth?
A discussion and Q&A with Director Tanaz Eshaghian will follow the screening.
An Eye for an Eye Trailer (2 minutes 10 seconds).
Speaker
Tanaz Eshaghian is an Emmy-nominated Iranian-American director (Be Like Others, Love Crimes of Kabul). Her film As Far As They Can Run was shortlisted for an Oscar. For more than two decades, she has built a remarkable body of documentary work focused on people living on the fringes of society — telling deeply personal stories that force us all to think about the much larger questions of culture, justice, identity, and human rights.