Glaucoma
2023
Experimental Short Film
Director, Editor
"Glaucoma" is a film whose concept originated after the script was written by Farshad Jafari. This script was written after a long hiatus following the social movements in Iran in 2022. Part of the scenes were filmed in urban areas of Tehran, while the other part was shot near Lake Urmia, a city far from Tehran.
The project was screened at the 20th Nahal International Short Film Festival, where it was honored with the Critics' Prize.
The most important and longest part of the film's production process was the editing and visual effects. For the editing and visual effects in certain parts of Glaucoma, I was inspired by the paintings of Francis Bacon, especially works like Study after Velázquez 1953 and Head VI (1949), where Bacon had distorted pre-drawn images, particularly faces. I thought this approach would help alter the images and create a different perspective.
Additionally, throughout the editing process, I continuously experimented with different techniques, layering images, and making constant changes to create unique visuals that could effectively depict the point of view of a person gradually losing their sight.