Animation

Khoda – Reza Dolatabadi

Khoda (2008)
What if you watch a film and whenever you pause it, you face a painting? This idea inspired Reza Dolatabadi to make Khoda. Over 6000 paintings were painstakingly produced during two years to create a five minutes film that would meet his high personal standards. Khoda is a psychological thriller; a student project which was seen as a ‘mission impossible’ by many people but eventually proved possible!

Because Reza is such a decent guy, you also get to have an extra bonus film this week:

Octo-Dancing (2008)
Octo-Dancing is an experimental film, based on one of Hamed Mafakheri’s tracks and made in Reza’s downtime whilst at Ink Digital. Stop motion assistance provided by Rob Birchall.

• DN EP 136: Khoda – Reza Dolatabadi
• Moros Eros: On My Side – Jesse Ewles
• Ionisation – Flat-e
• Carlin – Brent Green
• Aanaatt – Max Hattler

Author: MarBelle

MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the latest incarnation of this disorder and so much cheaper than film school. Twitter: @MarBelle

Tags: Animation, Experimental, Khoda, Octo-Dancing, Reza Dolatabadi, Stop Motion, Video