The advancement of rock cutting and drilling technologies is central to modern resource extraction and civil engineering practices. Significant progress has been achieved through the integration of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni bring a measured hand to “Cutting Through Rocks,” their debut documentary about the first councilwoman in a rural Iranian village. The film’s irascible but ...

Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni’s Cutting Through Rocks follows Sara Shahverdi, the first-ever elected councilwoman in her remote, patriarchal Iranian village. Shahverdi challenges entrenched gender ...