12/08/2025
🎬 Between June 24–July 7, I had the honour of joining 23 filmmakers from around the world in Bologna, Italy for a masterclass with Academy Award winning filmmaker and all round great guy Asghar Farhadi, part of Il Cinema Ritrovato. More on that later…
Over 2 intense weeks, I crewed on around 6 films and even directed a short film, Perdita, in just one day — inspired by Mr Farhadi’s advice to “make a film from your subconscious.” To my surprise, after watching it, Mr. Farhadi said it was “unique,” compared it to Parajanov and stated,
“It was great, it was great, in one hour doing this - even Scorsese cannot do it”
(Yes, I’m putting that on a t-shirt 😭)
That moment — or rather the moments afterwards while celebrating - caught in a Polaroid by my friend Iris reminded me why I do this. If you’re dreaming of making films, keep going. If you want to ask someone you admire some questions about how they do what they do. It’s possible.
🎥💫 Damet Garm (may your breath be warm)