''Only Human'' is a 2010 Irish

experimental film Experimental film or avant-garde cinema is a mode of filmmaking that does not apply standard cinematic conventions, instead adopting Non-narrative film, non-narrative forms or alternatives to traditional narratives or methods of working. Many e ...

directed by

Rouzbeh Rashidi Rouzbeh Rashidi (; born 23 December 1980 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-Irish avant-garde filmmaker and founder of Experimental Film Society. Since 2000, Rashidi produced experimental feature films and numerous volumes of instalments for the ...

that tells the visual story of five couples. 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 on a low budget and a total cast and crew of ten people, including the actors and actresses. There was no script or pre-writing planning for this film and all of 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 that they were being filmed. ''Only Human'' is in black and 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.

References

External links

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Review of the film Only Human (2009) By Bill Mousoulis
Films set in Ireland Films shot in Ireland Irish avant-garde and experimental films 2010 films Irish black-and-white films 2010s English-language films 2010s Irish films {{Ireland-film-stub