Just got back from a short trip to SF to catch 35 YEAR OLD MAN screening at the 5th annual Iranian Film Festival. I did miss my screening as usual, but catch the tail end of the program. I meet Saeed Shafa, the festival director (he also runs a few other festivals), whom was a very cordial and nice man, from my brief estimation. This has become a very literal update. And, here is an obligatory picture from the Bay Area.
A nice picture, with a nice filter.
Head on over to iTunes and grab the new MIRS single Take Away.
MIRS - Take Away
The new MIRS single Take Away comes out 8/14/12. And, we went with the majority on the artwork, so, you guys liked the bolder one, and we shall accept your decision (personally, I liked the subtly on the other version but I will keep my word). And in all reality, take whichever you want.
MIRS - Take Away
We just signed off on the cover art for Take Away, MIRS newest, and final single of the summer. The artwork was a collaboration between Ali Sabet and myself. We did a little art direction together, he did the illustration and layout. We still haven't decided which will represent the single on the commercial end, so, send us a shout and help us decide. You got about a week before we drop it on all the usual suspects.
Now Ali is no stranger to ANIMALS (or AYA FILMS). He did some of the illustrations in both 35 Year Old Man and KHOOBI. And we are in post on another collaboration, Writers Block in B Minor that is scheduled for a last quarter 012 release.
MIRS - Take Away
MIRS - Take Away
With this newest website update, I made some commitments to myself. One is that I will keep this journal section more active. Before, I would only post promotional stuff, and with a bit of lazy infrequency. I am putting an end to that by diversifying content.
I want to keep it interesting, and document different things of interest. However, it will never get political.
Also, I'm starting the process of making another feature. And my thoughts on this are that instead of keeping the whole process hidden, I'd also like to document it. From this initial point of just finishing the screenplay, to all the other things involved in making it come to life. Although, I am not sure where to stage it yet, but the most likely place is in the FILM section under CAMEL WEST. That's probably a good place to start. This CAMEL WEST journal will most likely be included in some form when the film gets released as an ancillary addition. On my journey, rest assured, no real names will be used in this ongoing journal until completion, and unless formally agreed upon, anonymity will remain a very important component of trust. Coming from someone who's life is always described as "mysterious", this is a good time to change the habits, since, that type of methodology doesn't resonate with people in todays world of hyper sharing.
I also want to make these two journals separate from one another in content. CAMEL WEST will only focus on the filmmaking process, and the one you are reading now will be more diverse in scope. Although, I'm not sure that's the best way to go? Got to ask around. But, if you have a suggestion, I would love to hear from you.
Best
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I'm sure not everything is working 100%, but it will soon. If you see anything silly, let me know.
Take a bit of Warhol, a bit of The French New Wave, and a dash of swimming up the stream, and boom, you have an anti-video, video. What is an attention span if you don't have one?
(Click the image to be magically lifted to iTunes)
If all goes as planned, we are getting a new feature up and running before year ends. Camel West is the first slated for production, but we have been very busy in development on several projects. Stay tuned.
The ANIMALS kingdom is here.
For a limited time, you can grab the new MIRS single Kayla for free at Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and some other places before Itunes, Amazon, Spotify and torrents take over.
Also, a video comes along. You can watch the unicolor, hifi video at Youtube, Dailymotion, or Vimeo.
Track Credits:
released 19 June 2012
Produced by Amir Motlagh + Art Toussi
Instrumentation, Vocals & Lyrics by Amir Motlagh
Bass Guitar: Art Toussi
Mix: Amir Motlagh
Mastering: Hans DeKline (Sound Bites Dog)
Album Art: Amir Motlagh
Publishing & Copyrights 2012 Amir Motlagh / ANIMALS
This is the follow up to the Yahoo Movies interview a couple days ago, over at The MADLAB Post.
From Yahoo Movies -
"The 12th Annual deadCenter Film Festival boasts a list of short film programs that each explore little slices of life audiences are usually afraid to talk about: loneliness, aging, and disappointment. Director Amir Motlagh captured a glimpse of all of these experiences through the eyes of the sole character in his narrative short "35 Year Old Man." The film is about a guy named Greg whose birthday just passed and, as the synopsis explains, "Yesterday, he bought a toaster and cleaned the fridge."
Read the full interview here:
A new MIRS track with an accompaning video directed by yours truly is currently in production. The track KAYLA is being mastered at Sound Bites Dog by engineer Hans De Kline, who did the previous Spin Cycle EP. A full list of credits will be available soon.
Be on the look out, shit is going down.
Our next screening is here:
