Film identity
Original title: Bisotun
English title: Bisotun
Directed by: Ali Masoumi
Year of production: 2022
Running time: 3 min
Category: Short Animated Film
Techniques used: Multi-plane Camera
Target public: All ages
Synopsis
In Iranian Kurdistan, female-headed households choose the job of smuggling across the border to live and raise their children. This is one of the most dangerous jobs, and women work secretly in various teams with men’s clothing, on mountain trails. And cold as well as the risk of being killed
Credits
Director and writer: Ali Masoumi
Producer: Mahmoud Masoumi
Sound designer: Behrooz Shahamat
Music: Milad Movahedi
Animator: Ali Masoumi
Puppet making: Maryam Zolfaghari
Costume designer: Maryam Zolfaghari
Props: Mahmoud Masoumi
Character and background design: Ali Masoumi
Poster and logo designer: Arzou Mohammadi
Sabzafrang Film Art Cultural Institute
Animation Studio : 2dpen
Technique
The multiplane camera technique involves stacking three to six layers of glass with overlapping surfaces, while the camera is positioned at the top to create depth and a sense of perspective. For character animation, cut out technique is used, with multiple face designs crafted in different sizes to accommodate long shot, close-up, and medium shot. All materials are natural, including wood, fabric, soil
