sarmad
2015
Sarmad is a short experimental dance film about a woman named Shirin who embarks on a journey of self-discovery after getting lost in the desert. She comes across a mysterious blue creature who bestows upon her the power to dance. What begins as a joyful ritual quickly descends into a painful struggle for survival as the creature gradually takes over. Sarmad was chosen as the title of the film referring to the endless cycle in the story’s looped structure. It is an Arabic word used mainly within the context of faith, meaning Eternal or Everlasting.
screenings: DANCE FILM FESTIVAL UK/ VIDEO DANZABA/ TIPPERARY DANCE PLATFORM/ FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CHILE (FIVC)/ FESTIVAL INSHADOW, NEW DANCE CINEMA/ 6TH ATHENS VIDEODANCE PROJECT/ THIRD COAST DANCE FILM FESTIVAL/ SHORT WAVES FILM FESTIVAL/ TINY DANCE FILM FESTIVAL/ OPINE DANCE FILM FESTIVAL/ LOIKKA DANCE FILM FESTIVAL/ turbo studios