Maskirovka
Layers of stop-motion images edited into a flickering frenzy. Street protesters and soldiers on Maidan Square morph into Kiev's underground queer and techno scene.
9'
Ukraine
IFFR 2018
Making a stage from two public spaces in Iran which women are prohibited from entering, Maryam Tafakory’s depiction of men and women coming of age draws parallels while commenting on this separation of the genders. The authority of tradition is metaphorically undermined by obstructed onscreen text, while a woman’s low hums and whispers remind us of the presence of the body in the enactment of rituals.
Also see I Have Sinned a Rapturous Sin.
Also in this combined programme
Mountain Plain Mountain
Sound and rhythms take centre stage in this observational documentary on Ban’ei, a rare kind of draft horse race that takes place only in Obihiro, Japan.
21'
Spain
IFFR 2018
Tree Identification for Beginners
Revolutionary ideas and family histories come together in this stop-motion animation. Based on the experiences of the young Mounira Bouzid, who visited the USA in the summer of 1966.
35'
USA
IFFR 2018
- Director
- Maryam Tafakory
- Premiere
- International premiere
- Countries of production
- Iran, United Kingdom
- Production Year
- 2017
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2018
- Length
- 10'
- Medium
- DCP
- Languages
- Persian, English
- Producer
- Maryam Tafakory
- Sales
- Maryam Tafakory
- Cinematography
- Maryam Tafakory
- Editor
- Maryam Tafakory
- Sound Design
- Maryam Tafakory
Programme
Ammodo Tiger Short Competition
The power of short. Twenty-two films from the short film selection compete for one of three equal awards.
Read more about this programmeAbsent Wound
Transforming public spaces women are prohibited from entering into a stage, Maryam Tafakory’s poetic film depicts the rituals involved in women and men coming of age.
10'
Iran
IFFR 2018
Between Relating and Use
Nazli Dinçel's latest work uses borrowed words, carefully etched in the 16mm film surface, turned inwards to explore how we use our lovers.
9'
Argentina
IFFR 2018
The Craft
Childhood memories, VHS home movies and alien drawings come together in a story of increasing paranoia, international diplomacy, war and peace.
16'
Kuwait
IFFR 2018