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Cutstein

Life of an editor who works for Islamic Republic of IRAN Broadcasting and feels like Frankenstein, creating a monster. Imaging of all movie sequences have been done with a cell phone.

  • Hamidreza Khosh-Bazan
    Director
  • Hamidreza Khosh-Bazan
    Writer
  • Hamidreza Khosh-Bazan
    Producer
  • Hamidreza Khosh-Bazan
    Key Cast
    "Hamid"
  • Maryam Ranjbaran
    Key Cast
    "Maman (My Mother)"
  • Yadollah Khosh-Bazan
    Key Cast
    "Baba (My Father)"
  • Ali Daadras
    Key Cast
    "Producer"
    33 Days, Eight Thirty
  • Mojtaba Komeili
    Key Cast
    "Expert"
  • Ashkan Tofangsazan
    Key Cast
    "TV presenter"
  • Marjan Khosh-Bazan
    Cinematography
  • Hamidreza Khosh-Bazan
    Cinematography
  • Hamidreza Khosh-Bazan
    Sound Effect
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Black comedy, Autobiography, Monster, Essay
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 16, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival - Between Takes: A Cinema Fantasia
    Providence, RI
    United States
    December 21, 2020
    Rhode Island
    Grand Prize - Best Documentary Short
  • Canberra Short Film Festival
    Canberra
    Australia
    November 22, 2020
    Official Selection
  • SF3 - SmartFone Flick Fest
    Sydney
    Australia
    Highly Commended Award
  • FESTIVAL ANGAELICA
    Pasadena
    United States
    December 21, 2020
    Best Shorter International Experimental Film
  • FFTG Awards
    New York
    United States
    December 13, 2020
    Winner
  • Romford Horror Festival

    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • 25th AVANCA - International Meeting of Cinema, TV, Video and Multimedia
    Avanca
    Portugal
Director Biography - Hamidreza Khosh-Bazan

I was born and raised in Tehran the capital of Iran. I majored in industrial engineering. I am an empirical editor who have been working for IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) since 2009. Cutstein is my debut film.

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Director Statement

Cutstein is my first short film. The idea for this film came to my mind in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak.
All governments tried to control the disease and the task of televisions and other press was to spread the right news and inform the people of the health protocols. As you know the actions of officials of some countries were not acceptable and some media tried to normalize the events, you know the censorship of events.
Cutstein critiques the existence of censorship in all media and narrates my life as an editor. It's an autobiographical film that tries to retell the events using Frankenstein’s story.
At the time I made the film, access to facilities and people was very difficult due to quarantine, so l played the role of the director, cameraman, voice, and the editor of this film. I did my best to make a movie worth watching once with my cell phone and the limited equipment I had.
For expressing what I feel, I found Asger Hamerik's music so appropriate: Nordic Suite No. 1 (1872).
At the end, Thanks to my sister Marjan for helping me a lot in the filming/camera. And thank you so much to my parents for playing a role in my first project.
I hope you enjoy watching Cutstein.
Stay safe and healthy.