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(in here) I Am God

In a remote war bunker a ruthless general exerts his will on a dedicated woman and an ambitious soldier.
This beautiful, devastating drama was inspired by writer, producer Nima Forghani's experience growing up in 1980’s Iran; a country shattered by the Islamic revolution and war with Iraq.

  • Joseph Seuferling
    Director
  • Nima Forghani
    Writer
  • Joseph Seuferling
    Writer
  • Byron Miller
    Writer
    The Anatomy of Monsters, Night, Phantom Theater
  • Nima Forghani
    Producer
  • Tiffany Astrid
    Key Cast
    "The Woman"
  • Douglas Mckenney
    Key Cast
    "The Soldier"
  • Nima Forghani
    Key Cast
    "The Monster"
  • Byron C. Miller
    Editor
    The Anatomy of Monsters, Night
  • Nima Forghani
    Special FX Makeup
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 27, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • LA LIVE Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 10, 2018
    North American
    Winner. Best Horror Director. Best Horror Cinematographer. Best Horror Editor. Best Costume.
  • Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    July 28, 2018
    North American
    Indepenetration Award (Best Extreme Short)
  • Independent Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Silver Award (Best Indie Short)
  • Shoreline Short Short Film Festival
    Shoreline
    United States
    February 9, 2019
    Winner. Best Picture
Director Biography - Joseph Seuferling

Joseph Seuferling is a Seattle-based director and cinematographer with a love of the odd and surreal. He has shot and directed many corporate, music and short videos. He lives in the dark woods with his psychic girlfriend and two strange cats.

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Director Statement

As a creative kid growing up in rural America, I identified with the overt “otherness” of the creatures in monster movies and found freedom in creating my own versions and videos. In 2015, I met actor/producer Nima Forghani who had experienced some real life monsters in the form of the societal oppression of Iran in the 1980s, driving his need for both creativity and escape. (In here) I am God is both a distillation of those half-memories and imaginings, and a surreal exploration of control and oppression. Its face is that of a vampire.

As director and cinematographer, I wanted to use confinement as a backdrop to portray an onerous mixture of metaphors. From the green hue (at once fertile and nauseating), to the exaggerated red lips and fingernails of the woman, the military styling and the nightmarish “snapshots” of things forbidden, we see how fear and control impact both victim and oppressor. Perhaps it also sheds light into our own personal and collective versions of this—as freedom, in all its forms, may be a neck soon punctured by an awaiting fang.

Joseph Seuferling, Director and Cinematographer, (In here), I am God