Atefeh Yarmohammadi
Switzerland, Iran
2015 | 0:33:00


Atefeh Yarmohammadi works out her personal history in a palimpsest of historical and contemporary film footage accompanied by a distinctive soundtrack. She was born in Tehran in 1984 during the Iran-Iraq war that drove her parents apart. Impressive, non-linear autobiography; painful, yet not sentimental.

Erinnisse Rebisz, Patryk Rebisz
United States
2015 | 1:17:00

Three artists, three tragedies. The usual story told in a very unusual way. Photographer who is blind. Painter who was the title character of the Academy Award® winning film "Million Dollar Baby." Musician reinventing his future due to his hearing loss. Three artists, three tragedies. The usual story is told in a very unusual way in the upcoming documentary "SHOULDER THE LION." The film attempts to ask a seemingly banal question, what it takes for someone to keep on going, and uses unique film form to produce unexpected answers. The film takes viewers on a journey into the lives of these artists through haunting images that avoid prosaic documentation. Talking is largely eschewed in favor of long meaningful shots trying to put form to the indescribable, making for a rare film that is more an artwork in itself. The film asks serious questions about art, self-image, meaning of images and sound but leaves it to the audience to work through the answers.