Sydney Film Festival and ACMI have announced a program of 8 essential features and 3 short films by the late, great Iranian filmmaker, Abbas Kiarostami.

Entitled The Long and Winding Road: The Films of Abbas Kiarostami, the program is part of next month’s 68th Sydney Film Festival and will include a number of the pioneering Director’s feature films and shorts. 

This marks the sixth time that the Sydney Film Festival and ACMI have collaborated together.

Tina Quinn spoke with ACMI’s Director of Film Programs, Kristy Matheson about Kiarostami’s life and work.