The Silent Exodus: How a Theocratic Revolution Silenced a Nation's Arts and Forged a New Cultural Capital in America

13. Non-Singing Artists and Filmmakers: The pressure was not limited to musicians. Visual artists, filmmakers, writers, and poets also faced severe censorship and ideological demands. Many of them also sought exile, finding America, with its promise of free expression, to be a place where they could continue their critical and creative work.