young ali those were the days
i recently did a virtual sit down with chicago film critic association member ian simmons on his video podcast, kicking the seat.
this episode runs a little under 1hr. i was dealing with a cold so enjoy the extra seasoning on my voice
while dealing with a pesky cold, i had the pleasure of sitting down (virtually) with chicago film critic ian simmons to discuss young ali: those were the days on his kicking the seat podcast. episode comes out friday the 21st.
you can see why he loved the film for yourself on the new platform relay
and then come back to tune in on some of the granular details
You can watch my 2018 feature releases, MAN and Three Worlds on the emerging streaming platform Relay. This is our preferred platform as of today.
Relay also includes my latest work Young Ali: those were the days (2024), and the music film Rainbow Season (2019) and my 2010 feature film, Whale.
They are offering a one week free trial as of now. Relay also shows other places you may find the work if you prefer, though its not conclusive on all the titles listed.
you can rent my latest work Young Ali: Those Were the Days at your local public library (US) through the Biblio+ system. all you need is a valid library card.
eg: here is the Boston Public Library listing. this listing will take you to the main biblio+ listing. again, all that is required is a valid library card, and districts that use the system.
young ali: those were the days at Biblio+
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/
