In this stunningly composed short film, the movement of a train and its arrival at Tehran’s central station is imaginatively edited in sync with maestro percussionist Hossein Tehrani’s mesmerising use of the zarb.

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Iranian New Wave: 1962–79 and the original film program it is based on are curated by Ehsan Khoshbakht, Codirector, Il Cinema Ritrovato, with Joshua Siegel, Curator, and La Frances Hui, Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.