Emmsen Jafari
Directing
Biography
Emmsen Jafari was born on September 18, 1985 in Tehran, Iran. Emmsen is an Iranian independent filmmaker and video artist. He started photography as a child with the encouragement of his father, and made his first short film at 18. Emmsen is an experimental filmmaker and has also had several exhibitions. He is the son of actor Majid Jafari.
Known For
“From This” is a permanent cycle. This video intended to be timeless in its original action plan, to be played constantly in a particular place, with a TV, a player and a power generator.
From This
The man who was addicted by a seductive woman, in his loneliness still feels her presence.
Black Memento
A film about Mansour Nariman (the most important Iranian Oud player).
Mansour Nariman: Iranian Music Radif for Oud
"Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1" is a waltz composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1835. Golnoosh Hamidi also played this piece with alto saxophone.
Golnoosh Hamidi Plays Chopin, Valse No. 9, Op. 69, No. 1
Animus of an ordinary dancer avoids her mental relationships.
Entr'acte for a Dancer
Religions are like cactus. They look like flowers, but with bare blades.
Cactus
Stertched images along stretched time.
Nineveh
Medea is alone, she has killed her sons, and she is thinking about her relationship with the errant Jason.
Medea
"Ceci n'es pas moi." (This is not me.) contains strange images of Emmsen Jafari, when he wasn't afraid of knife. This video is made by old footage taken by Majid Jafari at the first birthday of Emmsen Jafari.
Ceci n'est pas moi.
An abstract interpretation of the character of Beata in the play “Rosmersholm” written by Henrik Ibsen.
Beata
An extreme experience in destroying the data stored in the video file.
Ill!
Some of the first Iranian graphic designers talk about the history of graphic in Iran.
Treasure Without Place
A short documentary about a new art exhibition in Tehran.