Illusions & Mirrors (2013)
- Directed by
- Shirin Neshat
- Genre
- independent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In black-and-white silent film style, a woman navigates spaces filled with mirrors and illusion. It explores identity and perception through surreal imagery.
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What happens
Illusions & Mirrors is a 2013 short film directed by Iranian-born American artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat. The film, shot in black-and-white, stars Tarek Aylouch, Michael Markiewicz, and the Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman. The film was commissioned by Dior, for which Portman is a spokesmodel, for the Miss Dior Expo at the Grand Palais, Paris. Shirin Neshat said that the film is a tribute to the black-and-white silent films made by such surrealist filmmakers as Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Luis Buñuel, and Maya Deren. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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