cinema trust The documentary “Elevator” directed by Javad Razzaghizadeh tells the ups and downs life of one of the actors of “Yaghi” series.
Javad Rezaghizadeh, the director of the documentary “Elevator”, who has applied to participate in the 18th “Cinema-Ghekurit” International Festival, said about the topic of this documentary: The documentary “Elevator” is about a recovering cartoonist who, after getting clean and returning to social life, is invited as an actor in the series “Rebel”. He has been unaware of his son and his family for 13 years due to addiction and living a cartoon life, and he faces challenges in the narration of the film. In a sense, he has made his own corpse alive and dynamic.
Rezaghizadeh said about the formation of the idea of this documentary: I have worked with a number of documentary cinema directors for several years as a filming director and I had an understanding of such issues and faced them before. Also, I met Mohammad Saberi, who is the main character of the movie “Elevator”, at the beginning of the path of purity and recovery and during the filming of the documentary “Homeless”, and we worked together in the series “Yaghi”. In summary, there was a previous acquaintance and since I try to be concerned about issues, problems and social harms, after coordinating with the producer of the “Yaghi” series, we went to this central character and made a documentary about his life.
In another part of his talk, this documentary director stated: The producer of “Elevator” is Mohammad Kart. I have previously seen in some of his documentaries that dealt with social issues and harms; Among others, I worked as a cameraman in the movie documentary “Avantage”. These previous collaborations and recognition of each other’s capabilities made us have a useful and practical interaction during the production and post-production of “Elevator”. The companionship and empathy of Mohammad Kart played an important role in the formation of this film. I hope that all of our efforts can have a beneficial effect on the audience.
In the end, Javad Razzaghizadeh said about the importance of the “Cinema-Geverit” International Festival: “Cinema-Geverit” International Festival has something to say not only in Iran, but among the documentary cinema events in the world. It was the first time in the sixth period that I participated in the festival as a producer with the film “Rolling Flower” directed by Mr. Mohammad Shafi Khani, and the festival was attractive and effective for me from that time. Because of the credit it gives to documentary cinema and documentary makers, and the high quality of its selected works and the remarkable level of its organization, “Cinema-Ghekrit” is one of the gatherings where attendance is valuable for every documentary.
The actors of this documentary include director: Javad Razzaghizadeh, producer: Mohammad Kart, editor: Ehsan Eidani, director of photography: Javad Razzaghizadeh, sound design and composition: Mohammad Hossein Ebrahimi, music: Mojtabi Saharkhiz, color and light correction: Sepideh Khaksar. Cinematographer: Saeed Majidi, sound operator: Alireza Ahmadi, assistant director: Ehsan Eidan, translation: Hasan Sharafuddin, subtitles: Reza Tarivardi, graphics And making the announcement: Kiaresh Kavian.
The documentary “Elevator” directed by Javad Razzaghizadeh has applied to participate in the 18th “Truth Cinema” international festival.