1844 Studios

A young indigenous singer decides whether or not to debut a song internationally that will expose her turbulent past and the adoption of her child.

In Iran, higher education is a crime—for Bahá’ís. The Forbidden University exposes a secret underground network where students and teachers risk prison, raids and exile, for the right to learn. Told through daring first-person accounts and striking animated reenactments, this is the hidden story of a secret beacon of hope born in the shadows.