Scott F Busch

Made In Iran: Seven Short Premieres

Administrator — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:12:12 +0000

Made In Iran: Seven Short Premieres, an out of competition shorts program, is a world premiere collection of recent Iranian shorts never seen outside the country, featuring the work of emerging talents from across Iran.

PARK CITY, UTAH
JANUARY 25th 2012
2:30 PM

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Voices and Faces of the Adhan: Cairo – Trailer

Administrator — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:27:27 +0000

“Voices and Faces of the Adhan: Cairo” examines the conflict between tradition and modernity as an ancient oral tradition gets replaced by a wireless signal. The story develops through the interconnected lives of five characters as the 1,400 year-old tradition of the adhan, Muslim call to prayer, is transformed with the Adhan Unification Project wherein thousands of voices are replaced by one.

As one muezzin begins the call, another joins seconds later from a neighboring mosque, and then another, until the echoing of thousands of diverse voices envelops the 83 square-mile city of Cairo, hushing and transforming the soundscape five times each day.

Implementation of the Adhan Unification Project began in August 2010, disallowing recitation of the adhan from individual mosques; instead transmitting one muezzin’s voice from a radio station to the 4,000 official mosques in Cairo through wireless receivers.

Approximately 100 mosques have the wireless receivers installed to date. With the Egyptian revolution, much has changed, including the Adhan Unification Project which is on hold for the time being. On Look Films is committed to following this story through all of the directions it takes.

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Setting Course

Administrator — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:57:01 +0000

Anna Kipervaser, the writer, producer, co-director of Voices and Faces of the Adhan: Cairo, talks about how the project was conceived.

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An Accidental Monk

Administrator — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:15:03 +0000

An Accidental Monk is a short Chicago based independent film that I am currently editing. The film is about Shayan, a young isolated cab driver that strays from the metal shelter he calls home to confront the outside world of his passengers.

www.anaccidentalmonkmovie.com

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Harmonies of Cairo

Administrator — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:26:27 +0000

This is a short film that I just finished editing and color grading. The film brings to light the musical nature of the Islamic call to prayer for the up and coming feature film entitled “Voices and Faces of the Adhan: Cairo.”