2019 | Germany | Documentary,Experimental,Short

Where We Used To Swim

  • Azerbaijani 7 mins
  • Director | Daniel Asadi Faezi
  • Writer | Daniel Asadi Faezi
  • Producer | Daniel Asadi Faezi
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Lake Urmia in Northern Iran was once the biggest lake of the Middle East.
But human influence has set its course and brought the drought.
Nowadays just 5% of the original lake remain. The rest is dried out and covered by salt.
It became a political symbol all over the country.
This cinematic essay observes the places of present and past and weaves a new narration with fragments of identity and memory.

environment conservation salt drought memory remembrance nature society memory identity orphan body communal body
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