young ali those were the days
we have a free screening of “young ali: those were the days” at Colombia College Chicago on April 29th, 6:30-9:30pm - click here to register
young ali: those were the days
seen below are some of the iterating on young ali: those were the days title designs. both the english and farsi versions where done first by hand by artist martin nilchian.
he went back to his graf roots to blend between our aesthetic & story considerations. you can see some designs really signal an authentic early 90’s socal graffiti style. in the end, we chose a design that had just enough flavor of that style, without it dominating, and showing transformation of time in the details.
the persian version had additional challenges that had us consulting some experts in the language to seek a proper translation.
Tickets now available for “Young Ali: those were the days” screening at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, Brookyln on Wed Oct 9th, 7pm.
young ali: those were the days
canadian author & photographer shawna lemay muses about “young ali” over at Transactions with Beauty
“Is the film trying to describe this singular time to others who had been lost in the fog or to those who were not lost in the fog? Both, I think. And isn’t that a feat? Young Ali is poetic and real, the eponymous character living and trembling as we all did, under that same old, silly old storybook moon. ”
young ali: those were the days has been nominated for the Cassavetes award and the Godard award at the Arthouse Film Festival.
you can still watch the film virtually till Jan 20th.
tickets avail here: Arthouse Film Festival
Tickets and info is available for virtual screenings of “Young Ali: those were the days” at the Arthouse Film Festival Jan 14-20th
young ali wins "best indie film" at the Art Film Spirit Awards 2023. more info here:
young ali has its first virtual screening mid jan at the “arthhouse film festival”
tickets avail here:
young ali: those were the days wins best feature film at the berlin indie film festival
you can read a first look regarding my upcoming feature film, “Young Ali: those were the days” below:
https://somewhatcyclops.com/2023/12/11/young-ali-those-were-the-days/
you can find info about my new film at www.youngali.com
it’s just a landing page for now, but will receive updates soon….
It feels strange with the current world background to go on about living as if we are distanced from exceedingly unnecessary human suffering. But we are cocooned in our bubbles. If you’ve had any experience with war, you realize very clearly that the whole is affected, regardless of the degrees of separation.
In my own case, I have to go about my work, my thoughts & my attention the same as it was. Consciousness is an arrow.
Recent tings:
Here is a proof of life pic in web2.5. Not my current PFP on socials, but nevertheless, I breathe. With all this excessive talk of the transition to web3, there are more similarities to the past decade than most want to admit, yet, a new base layer of influentials has made a mark. With the soon insurgency of legacy media, safe to say things will look even more similar.
i exist, a pfp
In this fully doxxed web2.5 version of me, I get to talk about my new feature film in post-production. I can finally release the title, a proper doxxing if you will - "Young Ali: those were the days". Hopefully, we can finish the post by the end of Q2. I cannot be certain the film will release this year, but I would like that. Post-production at this stage is being handled in Chicago, and I am proud of our team, and what we have been able to create.
I recently released three works on OpenSea in my first collection which essentially conclude all my March drops. I have yet to transition to my other mediums, but I suppose I will in time. Cinema in particular is full of friction and doesn’t make the best transition over. But, we will hammer in the peg. We are working.
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March OpenSea Drops:
the wind will carry us, creature
edition 1/3
.24Ξ
Description:
in my youth, some of my favorite memories involved long cross-country trips with my father. this desire for the empty road, the expansive middle continued into adulthood.
little ape boi, dream (part 1)
edition 1/1
1.5Ξ
Description for both part 1 and part 2:
we are all little ape bois trying to find our way home. this little ape boi has yet to awaken. help him on his journey through the dreamscape on this starry night.
little ape boi, dream (part 2)
edition 1/1
1.5Ξ
Awakening:
Last but not least, Mirs has awakened for this new szn. New release imminent.
