Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Guidance 12+ • 1h 12m

*If you have Instagram, we recommend watching our other, multi-screen, version of Rich Kids.* In 2015 Robert Mugabe’s son filmed himself pouring champagne over the £45,000 watch his father bought him, tagging it on Instagram as #daddyrunsthewholecountry. Based on the extravagant lives of young people in the Middle East, this virtual production co-directed and performed by Javaad Alipoor comments on social media’s complicity in the widening gap between rich and poor. This version of Rich Kids embeds an Instagram feed into the performance.

Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran (Multi-Screen Experience)

Guidance 12+ • 1h 11m

*Stream this production on your big screen and follow @shoppingmallsoftehran on Instagram as you view. If you don't have Instagram, watch our other version of Rich Kids, where the Instagram feed is embedded on the screen.* In 2015 Robert Mugabe’s son filmed himself pouring champagne over the £45,000 watch his father bought him, tagging it on Instagram as #daddyrunsthewholecountry. Based on the extravagant lives of young people in the Middle East, this virtual production co-directed and performed by Javaad Alipoor comments on social media’s complicity in the widening gap between rich and poor.

The Believers Are But Brothers

Guidance 18+ • 1h 7m

Written and performed by Javaad Alipoor, this interactive multimedia show weaves together the stories of a generation of young men and shows how quickly the internet can alter their minds. Captured live at HOME Manchester in 2020, this powerful performance co-directed by Kirsty Housely explores toxic masculinity and the online world of fantasy, violence, and reality.

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Guidance 14+ • 1h 29m

Blurring a true crime podcast with a thrilling ride down the rabbit hole of Wikipedia, Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World delves into the unsolved murder of Iranian pop star Fereydoun Farrokhzad. Javaad Alipoor’s gripping production explores violence, digital culture and postcolonialism, revealing the limits of search engines in solving a decades old case.