Shogoon

SYNOPSYS:
A hard-of-hearing elder woman, stuck in the elevator, struggles to make sense of the happenings outside and get out. She is hard of hearing older lady, but she doesn’t need to listen at all. She spots something bizarre from the window of her apartment. She gets stuck in the elevator into which she just rushed. She struggles to get help, but no one seems to care enough. For her, something catastrophic is unfolding out there, yet she is utterly helpless to figure out what. She gets devastated by the minute, wondering why not even her children would come to rescue her. Did she miss something everyone else did not?

Shogoon, a film by Sara Mokhavat (Read more about the director)
Running Time: 00:15:58
Genre: Drama
Shooting Format: 4K
Exhibition Format: MOV (Quicklime)
Audio Format: Dolby Surround
Completed: June 2019, Tehran. Iran

DIRECTOR NOTE:
The critical situation in my homeland-Iran-has been the inspiration for my creative work. The short film “SHOGOON” is not an exception. The daily struggle of my people encouraged me to be the voice of the nation. We live in a cynical world loaded with deafening cries. This cacophony of propaganda, led by our government, could set a foolproof example for such a condition. With the penetration of social media in our country, one would imagine the path is now easier. Little do we know that the ‘sedimented noise‘ in our ears has made us more hard of hearing and even more dubious about what to believe. We are left helpless. In the age of information, too, we are left destitute. The main character cannot make sense of her surroundings, being stuck in the elevator. Her life is in danger, yet her calls for help remain unanswered. She desperately tries to resolve the situation. As I was in the process of writing the script, I realized, that most of my narratives happen in closed spaces. As such, my characters are too baffled to understand or accept their status. The elevator and the trapped lady within are the epitomai of such. As I recall the elevator scene, the actress was so worked up trying to get out that for a moment. I couldn’t help but cut in front of the camera and open the door. I asked her to take a deep breath. I synchronized mine with her, and so did the rest of the crew. Then, an awkward silence united us.

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Majid Gorjian: (director of photography). Majid Gorjian is a cinematographer born in 1977 in Iran. He is a member of the Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture Guilds, a member of the Iranian society of cinematographers, and a member of the Iranian short film association (ISFA). He engaged in over 100 Films, Drama, Short films, Documentary Films, and over 400 commercial films in TV and cinema during his artistic life. He was the winner of the best cinematography award for “Kupal” at the Bangkok Thai International Film Festival in 2018 and the best cinematography at the Real-Time Festival in 2017. Recently he won the best cinematography at Fotogramma d’Oro Short Film Festival (2019). Find Majid Gorjian on IMDB 

Vahid Moghadasi (sound mixer) – Vahid Moghadasi has begun his career in audio in 2001 as a boom man in cinema. Within two years, he has completed his experiences and developed a keen interest in the technical side of recording and, he received his degree from IRIB University of Tehran in 2003. Vahid started as an independent sound recordist in the spring of 2005, and then he decided to form a group in audio production. Working with professional audio engineers, sound designers, and sound recordists and some experience in a foreign country make an interest to form a company that serves all kinds of audio services internationally. He established Audio-PH Company in 2007 to work with a wide variety of artists. He started his career as a sound manager in the film “The Pothole“(Chaleh), directed by Ali Karim in 2009. He received “Crystal Phoenix” as the best sound for the film “Awaking Dreams” (Bidari Royaha) in the official section of the International Fajr Festival in 2010. Now he is one of the best sound mixers in Iran. Find Vahid Moghadasi on IMDB

Zohre Aliakbari (sound mixer and sound editor) – Zohreh Aliakbari is a sound designer, sound mixer, and sound editor based in Iran, Tehran. She works with the Iranian Association of Motion Pictures Sound, IRB channel, Documentary Broadcasting, and other companies. Zohreh has several nominations for sound recording. Such as the nomination in the Thirty Third Iran International Short Film Festival for “Blood Relation” by Hossein Amiri (2016). In 2013 she won the best sound recording award from the ninth Nahal International film festival, for “Ceremony” by Saeed Roustaie. In 2014 she won the best sound designer at the tenth Nahal international film festival for “Lachak” by Hediyeh Moradi. Zohreh Aliakbari worked with many great sound designers in Iran since she was very young and, it makes her career very special among the people of her generation. Working on several animation projects, documentaries, and short films over 15 years makes her very experienced and reliable. She also has three feature films in her career, “Iron Deficiency” by Azadeh Badpour (2019), “Sunglasses” by Reza Aghaee (2017), and “Jordan” by Ali Behrad (2016). 

Cast – Razieh Iranshahr (actress) – Razie Iranshahr is a very talented non-actor. Her first appearance as an actress was in “SHOGOON” Her only educational background in acting goes back to 2013, in one interaction workshop, in Tehran, supervised by two Iranian actors. Before this short film, she had little experience as an actress in two student projects. She is a well-known screenwriter, and she has some good experience in the animation industry as a writer and director.

CAST AND CREW
Writer and Director SARA MOKHAVAT

Producer SARA MOKHAVAT
Investors SARA MOKHAVAT
HOSSEIN MOKHAVAT
PARVIN SANAIEE
Director of Photography MAJID GORJ IAN

Actress RAZIEH IRANSHAHR

Voices SOMAYEH TAJIK
RAZIEHKHOSRAVI
JAVAD POURHEIDARI
ROUHANGIZ HEIDARI
SAE E D BAYAT
SARA MOKHAVAT
SAMI ZAREHNEJAD
ALI GORGINAN
AMIRHOSSEIN SHAFIEE
Camera Assistants SATTAR FAZE LI
SOBHAN ZOHREH NEJAD
Production Manager REZA PAYA

Editor MOJTABA ESMAEELZADEH

Sound Mixers VAHID MOGHADASI
ZOHREH ALI AKBARI
Sound Editor ZOHREH ALI AKBARI

Boom Operator and Sound Mixer Assistant JAVAD JAHANGIRI

Set and Costume Designer SARA FALLAH

Assistant Set and Costume Designer FARSHID MANOOCHEHR

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Release on Zigguart, Dicembre 2020
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