Iranian filmmaker Reza Surani is making the documentary “Lift-up” about the life story of Pupak Basami, who is the first woman from post-revolution Iran to compete in an international weightlifting tournament. A chapter of the film is dedicated to showing the practices Basami follows to preserve her physical readiness during the COVID-19 era. Another chapter of the documentary also depicts the 28-year-old athlete wearing a nurse uniform to help patients ...