Only Human (2010 film)

Only Human
Directed by	Rouzbeh Rashidi
Produced by	Rouzbeh Rashidi
Written by	Rouzbeh Rashidi
Starring	Dean Kavanagh Atoosa Pour Hosseini Farzad Fahim Mark Leung Sandra Raz Tadrissi Gonzalez Nathalia Novaes Alves Reza Rashidi Yihan Zhu
Release date(s)	May 2010 (2010-05) (Swansea Bay Film Festival)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	Ireland
Language	English

Only Human is a 2010 Irish experimental film directed by Rouzbeh Rashidi that tells the visual story of five different couples and their environment. A tale of people unfolds under the night sky. These doomed couples and lost individuals begin journeys and attempt to find resolution in their lives. As the stories progress they become neatly woven into a minimalistic portrayal of modern life.

Production

Rouzbeh Rashidi made this film with no/low budget and total cast & crew of ten people including the actors and actresses. There wasn't any script or pre-writing planning for this film and all the shots were taken only one time without any rehearsal or repetition. Rouzbeh Rashidi shot the thirteen sequences of the film over a year, edited them individually and compiled them together for final version of the film. There is strong usage of Direct Cinema and cinéma vérité techniques in the film and sometimes actors weren't even aware of the fact that they are being filmed. Only Human is in Black & White.

Reception

Only Human premiered in Swansea Bay Film Festival 2010 and was nominated for Best Film in Avant-garde category. The film also screened at The Flat Lake Festival 2010.^[1]

References

1. ^ "> 2010 PROGRAMME". theflatlakefestival.com. http://www.theflatlakefestival.com/2010-PROGRAMME. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 

External links

• Only Human at the Internet Movie Database
• Only Human on Mubi (website)
• Review of the film Only Human (2009) By Bill Mousoulis
• Review of the film Only Human (2009) By Jit Phokaew