Our Photo Memento
TITLE
Our Photo Memento
DIRECTOR
Samaneh Lashgari
COUNTRY
Iran
YEAR
2022
DURATION
6′
GENRE
Animation
Our Photo Memento
A late couple’s photo is installed on a wall. The Old Lady comes to life and notices her husband in the photo next to hers. They, now both alive, try to get closer. Accidentally, they manage to do so.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Samaneh Lashgari
She was born in 1980 on the 22nd of march in the city of Karaj, Iran. In 1999 She received a diploma in Painting from Velayat Vocational School. She received a bachelor's degree in puppetry in the year 2008 from Sooreh University of Tehran. In 2010, she became an official member of ASIFA Iran. From a young age, her interest in art motivated her to study painting in high school. She then went on to study puppetry. Through her work and experience with puppets and cameras during her student days, as well as her interest in animated films, she made a short animation film using the stop-motion technique as an academic dissertation project. She worked professionally in short films and feature films for several years as a photographer. The photography in making a stop motion animation was an important experience, one that had a lasting influence on her.
- Director Samaneh Lashgari
- Screenplay Samaneh Lashgari
- Cinematography
- Editing
- Cast
- Producer/s Bahman Dadfar
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project Title Our Photo Memento
- Project Type Animation
- Completion Date January, 2022
- Country of origin Iran
- Country of filming
- Language No Dialogue
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Samaneh Lashgari
She was born in 1980 on the 22nd of march in the city of Karaj, Iran. In 1999 She received a diploma in Painting from Velayat Vocational School. She received a bachelor's degree in puppetry in the year 2008 from Sooreh University of Tehran. In 2010, she became an official member of ASIFA Iran. From a young age, her interest in art motivated her to study painting in high school. She then went on to study puppetry. Through her work and experience with puppets and cameras during her student days, as well as her interest in animated films, she made a short animation film using the stop-motion technique as an academic dissertation project. She worked professionally in short films and feature films for several years as a photographer. The photography in making a stop motion animation was an important experience, one that had a lasting influence on her.
Tirana International Film Festival
GENERATIONs, Panorama Competition, 2022
