Private Project

PUPPET

A girl dances with the roots of a tree like a puppet and bites an apple, and then the world is disturbed and the girl is thrown into another world and...

  • Erfan Vahidi
    Director
  • Erfan Vahidi
    Writer
  • Samira Karimi
    Producer
  • Sara Akef
    Key Cast
    "the girl"
  • Amir Fahadan
    Key Cast
    "the man"
  • Soheil Heshmati
    Director of Photography
  • Ali Rostami
    first assistant director
  • Matin Mokarimoghadam
    second assistant director
  • Erfan vahidi
    Editor
  • Kayhan coohgard
    Sound recorder and sound editor
  • Kayhan coohgard
    Composer
  • Bahman Hemati
    Visual effects
  • Bahman Hemati
    Color and light correction
  • Fatemeh Soghra Mohammadi
    Costume designer
  • Matin Mokari moghadam
    Set designer
  • Benyamin mohammadi
    Makeup artist
  • Maral Abolghasemi
    Script supervisor
  • mehrdad mousavi
    Photographer
  • parya hajiahmad
    Story board
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 7, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital,35mm,sony alpha 7
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Erfan Vahidi

Erfan vahidi( born August 27، 2000)is an iranian film director, screenwriter,producer and editor.
His films are usually in the fantasy genre with philosophical themes.
So far he has made two short films.
His first short film(captain deaf)in the genre of fantasy, science fiction, was about the end of humanity.in this film he was the writer, director and producer.
The name of his second short film is Puppet, written and directed by himself and produced by Samira Karimi, which is in the genre of fantasy and horror. This movie has philosophical themes of human creation. The post-production stages of this film have just been completed and are ready to be sent to festivals.

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Director Statement

Sometimes you need to go beyond reality if you want to reach the truth.
This film is the truth and my belief about the creation and captivity of human in the world...
Maybe this philosophical opinion of me is so harsh but I am completely honest about it...
This film is actually a manifesto about the subject of our existence in this world that everyone can translate according to their own lived experience. I talked to different people in private screenings of the film and each of They presented a different analysis than the other, even some of them presented a different analysis based on the end credits of the film.