Sabina Jafar
Art
Biography
Sabina Jafar is a film director, screenwriter, and conceptual artist. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Management and a Master’s degree in Sociology of Management. She also studied screenwriting at the Azerbaijan Film Academy and contemporary art at Yarat Contemporary Art School. Her directorial debut, the short film “Sonlular”, was screened at the Baku Short Film Festival, where it won first place in competition. Her second film, “Səhəri Dirigözlü aç”, was selected for several student film festivals. Her film “Məngənə” was showcased at the Cinemoff Festival, while her most recent work, “Ortaq!?”, was presented at the Sevil International Women’s Documentary Film Festival. In addition to filmmaking, Sabina works as an art director and production designer, having contributed to projects such as “Ya Səbir”, “Dərin Sular Üzərində”, and “Charlotte”. Her video art works have also been exhibited at Yarat Contemporary Art Space and the Context Video-Art Festival.
Known For
The hero is a candle in a world where everyone else is a light bulb, the know-it-all is a shoemaker, the bewildered shop assistant, and the condemning foolish crowd.
The clamp
The host attempts to maintain control over a ceremonial dinner, but as guests quietly defy her order, the ritual begins to unravel into subtle chaos.
Ya Səbir
A young woman visits her boyfriend’s family to meet them for the first time.
Throw Away the Lover
Linguist, writer and artist Alexey Ulko examines the Soviet influence on the post-Soviet space during his month-long residency in Baku. Researchers living in Baku discuss with artists, artists and ordinary people, questioning the common reality of these countries and the possibility of their future. It examines the paths chosen by countries after leaving the Soviet Union and the risk of losing their identity in the face of these great opportunities. It is impossible to find exact answers to these questions and to predict, we just live in our reality and observe how the individuals created by these ideologies will behave in the international arenas.
COMMON?!
The effects of the events experienced by a young girl who is about to be married under family pressure are reflected in her nightmare