5 things you need to know about Marjane Satrapi and her explosive new project.
- She is the iconic graphic novelist behind the classic 'Persepolis', which she turned into a celebrated animated film that earned an Oscar nomination.
- Her latest work is a fierce new graphic novel called 'Woman, Life, Freedom', created in direct collaboration with Iranian protestors documenting the 2022 uprising.
- She has just announced a bold new live-action film, 'The Scent of Joseph's Shirt', which she describes as a surreal, politically charged dark comedy about exile and memory.
- Satrapi revealed in a recent interview that she feels a "duty to speak" after witnessing the brutal crackdowns in Iran, making her voice more urgent than ever.
- Critics are already calling her upcoming projects a potential game-changer for how Western audiences understand the current revolution in Iran.