Uprooted Tree

 

The image of an uprooted ancient tree always comes to mind when I think about the themes in my documentary on Iranian Jewish emigration as a result of the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Over the years, I've searched online for images and videos of uprooted trees native to Iran, but haven’t come across anything suitable. The other day when I was walking with my friend Betsy on a path in the Lower Galilee, she pointed out an uprooted olive tree. I decided to go back and film it. One technical difficulty I had was focusing in the bright sunlight. Here are 5 short clips. I may weave brief segments from them into the film.

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Documentary Visualization

As a visualization strategy for my Iran Documentary--in an attempt to move away from a traditional documentary format--I organized photographs, newspapers and other items on a clothesline and filmed it. This will likely serve as a thread going through the film to give it a unique style.