Rashidi's Bipedality; An Experimental Film Society Fundraiser

Event information

The London Underground Film Festival is proud to host the UK premiere of Rouzbeh Rashidi's feature film "Bipedality".

Profits from this screening will be donated to the Experimental Film Society, an independent film production company founded by Rashidi.


ABOUT "BIPEDALITY"

Bipedality examines how a relationship between a man and a woman unfolds beneath the roof of life. Rouzbeh struggles to visualise the themes of sex and love in general terms that can be felt by any human without attributions of name, nationality, or class. Visually the film is heavily saturated with sound and colour, making use of meditative still photography. See a trailer for Bipedality here: http://vimeo.com/12130342


ABOUT ROUZBEH RASHIDI

Rouzbeh Rashidi (born in Tehran, 1980) is an Iranian independent filmmaker. He has been making films since 2000 when he founded the Experimental Film Society in Tehran. Since then, he has worked completely apart from any mainstream conceptions of filmmaking. He strives to escape the stereotypes of conventional storytelling and instead roots his cinematic style in a poetic interaction of image and sound. He intentionally rejects scriptwriting, or any other form of written pre-planning.

His films are inspired by and constructed around images, locations, characters and their immediate situations. The stylistic elements that make up his distinctively personal film language include the use of natural light, non-professional actors, slow paced rhythms, abstract plots, static shots and minimal dialogue. He employs a wide range of different formats and devices to make his films, including video, Super-8mm, webcam and mobile phone cameras.


ABOUT THE EXPERIMENTAL FILM SOCIETY

Experimental Film Society (EFS) is an independent film production company specialising in avant-garde, independent and low budget filmmaking. The EFS was founded in 2000 in Tehran, Iran; their current office is in Dublin, Ireland. Their aim is to provide a production and marketing assistance to independent filmmakers who are EFS members. Current members include Bahar Samadi (Iran/France), Jann Clavadetscher (Switzerland), and Dean Kavanagh (Ireland). Read more about the Experimental Film Society here: http://rouzbehrashidiefs.blogspot.com/