Mitosis

Kaveh is a LGBT sculptor. He lives in Iran and lives in isolation because of his sexual orientation. He has a lover named Farhad. Their
relationship is not very good. It is Kaveh who is not happy with this relationship, he lives in his workshop because of the repression
of LGBTs in Iran. He is making a statue when he suddenly realizes that this statue is talking to him. The words of the statue are not
clear and are more like chatter. He breaks up his relationship with Farhad like his previous relationships, because something more
than sex requires a relationship. He enjoys being alone more, but now he realizes that Farhad has destroyed the only statue they
made together. The whispering sound of the statue increases and every moment Kaveh's mental state is more disturbed, to the
point that he works day and night to build that statue. The statue is completed as if the statue is the lost lover of Kaveh. By
completing the statue of Kaveh, he himself becomes a statue.

  • Raha Hajizeinal
    Director
  • Ali Safari
    Writer
  • Anahita Mougouei
    Producer
  • Soran Karimi
    Producer
  • SEGANEH.Art Studio
    Producer
    Production co.
  • Mehdi Aboohamzeh
    Key Cast
    "Sculptor"
  • Farid Zangi
    Key Cast
    "Farid"
  • Hanif Parandeh
    Edit Department
    Edit & Color Grading
  • Hanif Parandeh
    Cinematography Department
    Director of Photography
  • Ali Mohammadi
    Cinematography Department
    1st Assistant
  • Navid Panahi
    Cinematography Department
    Camera Setup
  • Javad Taghizadeh
    Cinematography Department
    Rigging Best Boy
  • Ehsan Afsharian
    Sound Department
    Sound Design
  • Meysam Motamedi
    Sound Department
    Soundmixer
  • Soheil Hoseinkhani
    Sound Department
    Sound Record
  • Farid Zangi
    Directing Department
    1st Assistant
  • Ghazaal Gholami
    Directing Department
    Script Supervisor
  • Ali Safari
    Directing Department
    Calendar Planning
  • Amin Honarmand
    Directing Department
    Location Planning
  • Ali Safari
    Art Department
    Production & Set Design
  • Raha Hajizeinal
    Art Department
    Make-up Artist
  • Amin Ghanbari
    Art Department
    Poster Design
  • Amin Honarmand
    Art Department
    Set Decorator
  • Morteza Maleknia
    Art Department
    Set Dresser
  • Farshad Hassani
    Art Department
    Production IT Support
  • Amirhossein Yaghmouri
    Behind the Scene
    Cameraman
  • Reza Javidi
    Behind the Scene
    Still Photographer
  • Parisa Tavakoli
    Behind the Scene
    Still Photographer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Large Format Studio .co
    Distributor
    Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
    Rights: Theatrical
Director Biography - Raha Hajizeinal

Raha Hajizeinal was born in Tehran on May 26, 1987. She
graduated in cinema from the Tehran University of Cinema
and Theater. She is also a theater director and acting teacher.
She has the Best Director award from the Golden Lion
Theatre Festival in Ukraine 2021. She is the best scriptwriter of
the National Iranian Youth Festival for writing the screenplay
"Adalan".

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Director Statement

I live in a society where good and evil are very bold, everything is either completely accepted or completely rejected. Unfortunately, minorities are often rejected or rejected. If you have a desire against the general society, you will be humiliated or rejected. People in my country pay a high price for what they want. Of course, there are these problems at different levels in every society, but in my society, this is very prominent.
There are many don'ts for us. We have to give up our demands as a woman, as a sexual minority, as an artist, or as other minorities. The fact that I consider women a minority in my country shows the depth of the tragedy. Kaveh's character in the movie, Mitosis, is rejected from society because of his demands as a LGBT. In these dos and don'ts, I have gone to the life of an artist who is involved in the hatred of his life's dos and don'ts. I wanted to show the extent of this person's emotions. Although these feelings may be considered wrong in my society. Kaveh is the story of Mitosis, our fellow citizen. I want my people to see this fellow citizen. The main character of my film, Kaveh, is a sculptor, someone who creates his desires and maybe his dreams in his sculptures. He thinks about more than his sexual desires. He seeks to assert his identity. Theidentity that society has taken away from him. He seeks his purest image as an artist. I want to say in this film that we should respect the interests and desires of all people, we should consider them as members of our society. We should not be judged by our choices, even if that choice is to create a work of art. I want the film Mitosis to be a representative of the people who have been living in secret for years in my country. In this film, I want to show the private face of an artist who is only looking for a normal life. I want to show the life of a person who may be ridiculed for his choices in my society, but when we go into his daily life, we see how pure his feelings are, how beautifully he can fall in love, and how far he can go. Burn in this love. I want the audience of the film Mitosis to associate with this person as a representative of the artists. Maybe this movie can change the view of my society and the world society towards artists. I want the audience of Mitosis, especially other artists
in Iran and the world, to identify with the characters of the film. This is my main goal in making the Mitosis film. The respect and identity of the artists are completely preserved with every choice and attitude.