Sshtoorrty (2005)
By Michael Snow
Script, Direction, Design, Sound, Editing, Michael Snow. Actors--Hilda Hashempour, Mac Ebrahimzadeh, Ramin Yazdi. Camera Luc Monpelier. Production Stephanie Markowitz, Jennifer Weiss. Translation, Mani Mazinani. Funding Assistance, The Canada Council Writing about my films has sometimes discussed the 'narrative' aspect or 'reading' of some of my 'pictorial' nature, which is much more important. Reflecting on this, I realized that I have never wanted to make a purely narrative film, never had and therefore perhaps I should. Perhaps I should finally make a film that really tells a story. Thus 'SSHTOORRTY'. This can be seen but can it be said? I wrote the script, designed the set, directed the shoot and supervised the sound-mix and edit. The staged action was shot beginning with a camera hold on the apartment's inner doors. A man arrives carrying a wrapped-up painting. He is greeted by a woman. He unwraps the painting, shows it to her. The camera follows them to a central position in the apartment. A dispute develops and the painter smashes the painting he's just brought over the head of the woman's husband. The camera follows the painter and the wife / lover back to the door. He e…
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