DEATH, DICTATES SILENCE
Film - Program 4 Filmfest 2021

DEATH, DICTATES SILENCE

Directed by Javid Sina

Info

Director: Javid Sina
Section: Program 4
Country: Sweden
Year: 2021
OT: DÖDEN, DIKTERAR TYSTNAD
Language: Dari
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Hafiz Hossaini, Arezo Ariapoor
18+ (no age rating)

Also in this program

Logline

This film is shown as a part of program 4.

Since the pandemic at least, video calls have become a permanent fixture in the way we communicate. They connect those who are unable to connect in any other way. In DEATH, DICTATE SILENCE, it is two Afghan siblings who converse with each other in this way across thousands of kilometers. The brother lives in Sweden, the sister in Iran. Living in two different cultures has, over time, caused them to grow apart. The recent death of their mother and painful memories of their childhood put even more distance between them.



  • Duration: 15 Min.

Meet the director

DEATH, DICTATES SILENCE

Javid Sina

Javid Sina lives in Gothenburg, where he is a writer, director, and cinematographer in theater and film. His works deal with questions of identity, loneliness, and discrimination. His stories explore human behavior and are usually set in only one place.

Credits

Screenplay: Javid Sina
Director of Photography: Fredrik Fridlund
Composer: Mehrdad Fathi Rad
Sound: Calle Ottsjö
Producer: Javid Sina
Production Company: HDK Valand – Academy of Art and Design