The Forbidden University is a Canadian feature documentary, executive produced by Penn Badgley, about Iran's underground Bahá'í university, the Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), where students and professors risk arrest to preserve the right to learn. Written and directed by Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Nauzanin Knight and produced by Mitra Knight, with visual effects by Oscar-nominated artist Habib Zargarpour.

The screening is followed by a moderated discussion with the filmmakers and four BIHE alumni now living in Canada: Neda Nasheri, Shakib Nasrullah, Tolou Golkar and Niknaz Aftahi.

Thursday, November 26. Doors 6:30 p.m., film 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: Adult $19.20; Student, Youth & Senior $13.55 (plus theatre fees and HST), online at rhcentre.ca or at the box office.

Winner, Audience Award for Best Alberta Film, NorthWest Fest 2026.