Rock cutting and sawing performance analysis encompasses a multidisciplinary approach that integrates advancements in mechanical engineering, material science, and computational modelling to optimise ...

EXCLUSIVE: In the award-winning documentary Cutting Through Rocks, tears come to the eyes of Sara Shahverdi as she reflects on intense pressure she has faced for flouting convention. “They want me to ...

Across a remote and mountainous landscape, a woman rides a motorcycle, black leather jacket over her shoulders, scarf around the neck, bandana fastening her hair. She comes to a stop, the setting sun ...

Wed, November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM UTC But perhaps most surprising is that so much of Shahverdi’s family and community admire her, enough so that she running to become the first elected councilwoman in ...

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. “Cutting Through Rocks” opens at Film Forum in New York City on Friday, November 21. Sara Khaki and ...

Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni’s Cutting Through Rocks follows Sara Shahverdi, a middle-aged divorcee in a remote and extremely conservative region of the Islamic Republic of Iran. What makes the ...

Revolution begins through education. Teach the masses they have the power, and the rest takes care of itself... mostly. In the documentary Cutting Through Rocks, directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza ...