Director of Photography
Cuando Ella, la hija de Jay Rosenblatt, cumplió dos años, padre e hija empezaron un ritual de aniversario consistente en una serie de preguntas fijas: él filmaba y preguntaba, ella respondía ante la cámara. Elaborada a lo largo de diecisiete años, el resultado de esta conmovedora obra deja lucir el amor del cineasta, pero también el peso de una mano maestra en el ensamblaje de los fragmentos temporales.
Writer
Bota (Albanian for “the world”) is a cafe situated on the edge of a vast area of marshland in a remote part of Albania, and it is here that the lives of the protagonists intersect in this compelling debut by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci. The directors skilfully exploit the genius loci of the desolate landscape and, aided by a period score and beguiling long shots, they flawlessly evoke the atmosphere of a place where the past still encroaches upon people’s lives.
Director
Bota (Albanian for “the world”) is a cafe situated on the edge of a vast area of marshland in a remote part of Albania, and it is here that the lives of the protagonists intersect in this compelling debut by Iris Elezi and Thomas Logoreci. The directors skilfully exploit the genius loci of the desolate landscape and, aided by a period score and beguiling long shots, they flawlessly evoke the atmosphere of a place where the past still encroaches upon people’s lives.
Cinematography
It all started out innocently enough. Filmmaker and thirty-year veteran of the Albanian movie industry, Kujtim Cashku, attempted to hold a press conference to discuss a land dispute with his film academy and city officials. No one could believe what happened next in the former communist nation. Led by an half-drunk bureaucrat in long overcoat and fedora, police disrupted the peaceful gathering then tried to seize the school's garden and open air cinema. Gentian Koci's doc captures the dramatic days that followed when students, professors, activists and lovers of cinema battled to save the outdoor movie screen from destruction by police and corporate interests.
Writer
The Darkness of Day is a haunting meditation on suicide. It is comprised entirely of found 16mm footage that had been discarded. The sadness, the isolation, and the desire to escape are recorded on film in various contexts. Voice-over readings from the journal kept by a brother of the filmmaker’s friend who committed suicide in 1990 intermix with a range of compelling stories, from the poignant double suicide of an elderly American couple to a Japanese teenager who jumped into a volcano, spawning over a thousand imitations. While this is a serious exploration of a cultural taboo, its lyrical qualities invite the viewer to approach the subject with understanding and compassion.
Additional Camera
Historia autobiográfica en clave de comedia sobre la adicción al sexo del cineasta Caveh Zahedi.
Sound Recordist
Historia autobiográfica en clave de comedia sobre la adicción al sexo del cineasta Caveh Zahedi.
Casting
Historia autobiográfica en clave de comedia sobre la adicción al sexo del cineasta Caveh Zahedi.
Creative Consultant
Historia autobiográfica en clave de comedia sobre la adicción al sexo del cineasta Caveh Zahedi.
Ana's Husband
Historia autobiográfica en clave de comedia sobre la adicción al sexo del cineasta Caveh Zahedi.
Editor
Historia autobiográfica en clave de comedia sobre la adicción al sexo del cineasta Caveh Zahedi.
Producer
Historia autobiográfica en clave de comedia sobre la adicción al sexo del cineasta Caveh Zahedi.
Editor
On Valentine's Day, 1993, Caveh Zahedi decided to ingest 5 grams (a very large dose) of hallucinogenic mushrooms. For the first time in his mushroom-taking history, he had an experience of "divine possession," in which he felt that a divine being took possession of his body and spoke through him, in a voice that was not his, and with knowledge that he himself did not possess. He later tried several times to repeat the experience. I WAS POSSESSED BY GOD is the documentary record of one such attempt.
Camera Operator
On Valentine's Day, 1993, Caveh Zahedi decided to ingest 5 grams (a very large dose) of hallucinogenic mushrooms. For the first time in his mushroom-taking history, he had an experience of "divine possession," in which he felt that a divine being took possession of his body and spoke through him, in a voice that was not his, and with knowledge that he himself did not possess. He later tried several times to repeat the experience. I WAS POSSESSED BY GOD is the documentary record of one such attempt.
