April 2019
A video essay on the 2002 Irianian film, Deserted Station.
This was a collaboration with Joleen Evans. Over clips from the film and relelvant footage we argued that the film resists Hollywood’s global influence and creates an inward-looking, socially conscious film. We also ground it in the context of the cultural milleu of Iran
A video essay is something I'd wanted to do for a while. It was really fun getting to blend academic research and video editing. Here's a link if the embedded one above doesn't work.