SORROW
13:40 min/sec
experimental
color and b&w
shooting format: 16mm/DV
exhibition format: digital video
Synopsis:
Creating poetic, silent images from documentary and fiction footage, Sorrow depicts the voices of opposition to the war in Iraq and the endless sorrow of a woman who experiences the consequences of the war which, in spite of the opposing voices, has happened.
Director’s Statement:
I shot the footage for this film in two parts – a documentary which is of demonstrations in San Francisco against the war in Iraq from 2003, and a fictional story which depicts a woman losing her husband – a few years ago. Recently I took a look at it and decided to make a short film which will tell a story of a journey which knows its end from its very beginning. Although demonstrations against the war were strong, focused, eloquent, and well organized, they did not change the course the U.S. government set up for the events to come.
Liliana Resnick
Credits:
Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor:
Liliana Resnick
Story:
Liliana Resnick
Cast:
Foroozan Memari, Rajeev Agarwal
Kimia Shahidi, Kiana Shahidi, Tanaz Vandai (children)
music fragments and
composition “Lux aeterna” for female voice and piano:
Dalibor Bukvic
“Lux aeterna”
Dalibor Bukvic – piano
Natasa Antoniazzo – mezzo-soprano
Sound design:
Liliana Resnick
Costumes, set design, make up:
Foroozan Memari
FOROOZAN MEMARI lives in San Francisco Bay Area. She met Liliana at a film class during the US war with Iraq. While living in Iran as a child, Foroozan witnessed the Iran-Iraq war which brought about destruction and suffering. Foroozan is proud to have contributed to the film Sorrow which depicts human emotions and consequences of an unjust war. Foroozan attends Masters program at San Francisco Academy of Arts.
RAJEEV AGARWAL has been interested in acting and has acted in plays throughout his school years as well as in graduate school. He has a doctoral degree in Computer Science and has been working in the software industry for over 10 years. He lives in the San Francisco bay area with his wife Riju and daughter Alisha.
DALIBOR BUKVIC received BA in composition from the University of Zagreb Music Academy in the class of Stanko Horvat and continued his studies under K.H. Stockhausen, L. Lombardi (Darmstadt), and at the IRACAM Summer Academy, under L. Cuniot, M. Zbar and G. Grisey (Conservatoire de Paris). From 2002 to 2005 he lived and worked in Paris, teaching at the conservatoires d’Ivry sur Seine, Frederic Chopin and Nadia et Lili Boulanger. His compositions have been performed in Croatia and abroad including The Zagreb Music Biennale Festival, the Days of Croatian Music, and the International Music Festival in Opatija. His music has also been recorded for the Croatian Radio and Television. For his compositions he has been awarded the Rector’s Award of Zagreb University in 1992 and the prize Stjepan Šulek in 1995. He returned to Zagreb in 2008 where he now teaches at the University of Zagreb Music Academy.
NATAŠA ANTONIAZZO During her studies at Music Academy in Zagreb she performs at the Opera Studio of Croatian National Theatre.
She won the 3rd place at a National music competition in Croatia, an award by the audience at a music competition of Croatian Radio “Radio scene” and an award from the Rector of the University of Zagreb.
After her university studies she receives a scholarship from the city of Salzburg and goes to an international summer academy in the class of renowned opera singer Grace Bumbry and Prof. Jonathan Morris. She continues her training in Switzerland with Prof. Jonathan Morris and in Zagreb with mezzo – soprano Ruža Pospiš- Baldani.
Except for performances in operas and oratorios, she regularly has solo concerts at concert and theatre stages in Europe.
She often records and performs for various radio stations such as Rundfunk Berlin ; Radio Lausanne – Switzerland and Croatian Radiotelevision Zagreb. Since 2006, she has been a member of Croatian Association of Musicians and in the same year she became one of the founders of ” Trio Elcaan”, including Radovan Cavallin – clarinet and Mia Elezovic – piano, which is going on a tour through Spain, Germany and Croatia in the concert season 2008/09. During the season 2007/08/09 she is going to perform in the Croatian National Theatre Zagreb.