#AbbasKiarostami's idea for the film is simple - try to bridge the gap between painting, photograph and moving pictures: we go great length to capture one still moment. That instant is frozen in time forever. But what about before and after that moment? They are usually easily discarded from and forgotten in our memories. Cinema can prolong that moment, to help us in imagining the narrative, in contextualizing the content within the frame a little more. Comprised of 24 4 1/2 minute static shots, 24 Frames is, in large part, a collaboration of Kiarostami and visual effects artist Ali Kamali. Based on Kiarostami's photographs and videos, Kamali is responsible for digitally creating the multilayered images. Kiarostami was a true polymath. His haiku inspired poetry, his minimalist landscape photography as well as his films, 24 Frames represents the culmination of all his artistic practices. What make it so sad to me at least, is that there is no finality to the film. #24frames

24 Frames | Official Trailer - Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

"The final film from Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami is a wordless series of sketches elaborating on his lifelong fascination with photography. 24 Frames allows the late Kiarostami to evoke the moments before and after a still image has been captured, and to explore the thin line between natural and artificial beauty."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNSlQ9mmJ4M

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