Experimentation. Transcendence. Rapture.
CANADA | 5 minutes | 2017
“Deyzangeroo” is a ritual performed in the Iranian port city of Bushehr. Influenced by the city’s colonial rule by the British and Portuguese, and the African slaves that followed, it is imbued with the terror and magic of the lunar eclipse. The ritual is believed to ward off evil spirits and take back the moon. It works every time. Directed by Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Ehsan Gharib and produced by the National Film Board of Canada’s Maral Mohammadian, this animated short was made with the haunting music of composer and virtuoso percussionist Habib Meftah Bushehri. It features hand-painted animation, time-lapse photography and trick photography using mirrors.
As part of COURT MÉTRAGE LES NOUVEAUX ALCHIMISTES 2
No biography
Hundreds of wooden homes, built for workers drawn to Cape Breton Island’s once booming mining and steel industries, still stand today. Weather-beaten and...
Short film
This is a first person, autobiographical, experimental film exploring the ramifications of a devastating romantic breakup.
CANADA | 5 minutes | 2013
Two veiled mouths lip synch an opera, the music substituted with a contrived and out-of-tune sound track. This incongruous encounter presents the body in...
CANADA | 5 minutes | 2016
Sign-up for our newsletter to get all the latest Festival news!
politique_confclick_here