Experiencing Interruptions?

An Endoscopy

Accompanying an Iraqi student for his endoscopy and making a documentary, Ava, a young African-American film student, finds some truths about her father’s death in the Iraq War.

  • Zardosht Afshari
    Director
    She Does Not Smile, Burning Smell of Stone, All About My Sister
  • Zardosht Afshari
    Writer
    She Does Not Smile, Burning Smell of Stone, All About My Sister
  • Aaron Brokenbough, Jr.
    Producer
  • Ava Sophia Brown
    Key Cast
    "Ava"
  • Mahmoud Mahmoud
    Key Cast
    "Sami"
    Power Book II: Ghost (2020), FBI , TV Series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Maori Karmael Holmes
    Executive Producer
  • Keesha Boyd
    Executive Producer
  • Sara Zia Ebrahimi
    Executive Producer
  • Ted Passon
    Executive Producer
  • Dave Dunn
    Executive Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, war, immigration, Romance
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K : Digital and Super 8
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9 and 4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • BlackStar Film Festival
    PHILADELPHIA
    United States
    August 5, 2023
    World Premiere -(Lab Film)
Director Biography - Zardosht Afshari

Zardosht Afshari is an Iranian filmmaker whose short films have been screened in international film festivals like the U.S., Iran, Poland, Croatia, India, and Italy. He received his MA in dramatic literature from the University of Tehran in Iran. He moved to the United States in 2019 and has an MFA in Film and Media Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia in the U.S.
He is an assistant professor of film at Middle Georgia State University.

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Director Statement

I come from Iran in the Middle East. Since 2019 when I came to the US to study filmmaking, I always had this question in my mind; how do the people of the US, especially those who had lost one of their beloveds in the wars in the Middle East, behave toward the immigrants from these countries?
The story of An Endoscopy comes from this question and it is an exploration of the human experience, delving into the complexities of war, grief, and connection. The film intertwines the narratives of a Black American and an Iraqi immigrant, forging a unique bond amidst a major medical procedure.