Mohammad Kamal Alavi is a filmmaker, actor, and painter. His short films such as “Puffer Fish”, “The Single Horn”, and “End of the Lamb” have been screened internationally at festivals including the Giffoni Film Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, and New York Asian Film Festival. He has worked on projects like “And me, I’m Dancing Too” and “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” Due to his involvement in government-critical productions, Alavi has been subject to a travel ban since 2024. He continues to live and work in Tehran, from where he participates live in the  performance A PLAY ACROSS TWO CONTINENTS (AT) via video link. His artistic work stands for resilience, humanism, and the search for expression despite severe restrictions.