andvantages and disadvantages in lockdown in iran
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this new Guardian Documentary, Our Iranian Lockdown, a filmmaking duo turn the camera on themselves and capture their lives in lockdown. Their film is an intimate portrait of the highs and the lows of love and loss in these times of great uncertainty.
In the documentary, filmed over several weeks in quarantine in Tehran, Sara Khaki and Mohammad Reza Eyni attempt to process the devastating loss of a family member to Covid-19.
The frightening news of coronavirus spreading in Tehran is the backdrop to their lives indoors. They see the outside world from their balcony, observing neighbours setting off fireworks and street musicians playing for spare change.
As they approach the Persian new year, usually a time of family reunion, the couple find hope and happiness in the traditional rituals that mark the spring equinox.
Filmmakers Sara and Mohammad Reza in their home during lockdown
Filmmakers Sara and Mohammad Reza in their home during lockdown. Photograph: Sara Khaki and Mohammad Reza Eyni/The Guardian
Why did you decide to make this film?
Mohammad Reza: In the case of Covid-19, no one is an expert. It is a time to learn from each other. When Sara talked with me about the idea of capturing this time in quarantine, I agreed without hesitation.
Sara: We started filming ourselves within an hour of first talking about it. As filmmakers, it is our natural instinct to be drawn to the camera as a tool to navigate through uncertain times. Around the same time as we started filming, we learned that my uncle passed away. Since Covid-19 is shifting the ways in which we as human beings mourn or celebrate our loved ones’ lives, filming became a healing tool through which our sorrow and mourning could be processed.
Filmmakers Sara Khaki and Mohammad Reza Eyni on their balcony during coronavirus lockdown
Filmmakers Sara Khaki and Mohammad Reza Eyni on their balcony during coronavirus lockdown. Photograph: Sara Khaki and Mohammad Reza Eyni/The Guardian
What was your creative vision for the film and how did you set about recording yourselves?
Sara: From the beginning, we decided to try to use our limitations to our creative benefit. Since we had to stay in quarantine, we decided that we would only see the outside world from our balcony as this was the place that connected us to the outside world.
Mohammad Reza: This pandemic brings up some essential philosophical questions, like how one can maintain happiness even in disasters. Celebrating the Iranian new year was our answer to this question. Rather than feeling dragged down by the new uncertain situation, we looked to the hope that spring brings. In a way, I’d like to think that we chose Stoic wisdom for times of chaos.
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