# @team.deakins on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYpWF_HGaEG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65837945-teamdeakins-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-22T15:30:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Team Deakins (@team.deakins) — https://gondola.cc/team.deakins

## Caption

Next Wednesday, in a new episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with director Jafar Panahi (IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, NO BEARS, THE WHITE BALLOON). Growing up amidst poverty in Tehran, Jafar’s love for cinema began in childhood and led him to enroll in the film program at university. Unsatisfied with his final student film, he destroyed it, but he reveals to us why and shares how his approach to directing every subsequent film changed for the better. Throughout the episode, we also discuss how he actually makes his movies—both as a filmmaker and as a citizen contesting with censorship and an authoritarian government. ⁠
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A special thank you to Sheida Dayani for conducting the translation. ⁠
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This conversation was recorded on February 12, 2026.⁠
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Hear more next week!⁠
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Recommended Viewing: THE WHITE BALLOON, THIS IS NOT A FILM, THE CIRCLE⁠
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Photo Credit: Majid Saeedi⁠
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This episode is sponsored by Aputure ⁠
Instagram: aputure.lighting⁠
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