We interviewed them about their most tragic, traumatic, and emotional stories. The persons they are talking to behind the camera are my Co-director Nada Ftouni and me. The video ends with one of the participants (Nina Karsten) looking right at the camera. Some are still thinking and processing the experience they just had. At the end of the video, they take the headphones off, showing relief and starting to laugh. As the song keeps on building up, the people start to tear up, to cry, some of them nod with the rhythm, some smile and some are just lost in their thoughts. As soon as the song builds up, they are handed earphones which they put on and start listening. The people get very emotional during the video and are also gesturing with their hands. We shot in black and white, medium close to close-up, and muted everything they say, so you only hear the music.
We show 9 people from 5 different countries sitting on a chair talking to someone behind the camera. Shahrzad Mazloumsaki (SM): It is a music video like you probably never have seen before. Introduce your music video: What do we see and what happens there? The Official Contest Winner for “Enter The World of Hans Zimmer” directed by Shahrzad Mazloumsaki Directing however is something I want to explore further because it gives me a lot of artistic freedom. Since then, I did a lot of projects such as a Documentary called “The Speaker”, several short films, and music videos.
After pursuing an acting career for several years and constantly being on film sets, I fell in love with working behind the camera. I was born in Iran, moved to Germany when I was a child, and still live here. I work in my own film production company which I founded with my business partner and cinematographer Victor Oonk in 2018. Shahrzad Mazloumsaki (SM): I am Shahrzad, a director and producer from Germany. Indieactivity: Tell us about “who you are”? – Official Selection Lift-Off Online Sessions – Finalist Rome Independent Prisma Awards – Winner Enter the world of Hans Zimmer – Contest Announced winner “Enter the world of Hans Zimmer-Contest” Dec. Säye Skye is currently collaborating with acclaimed German producers and singers on the release of his first EP. In 2010, Säye Skye was forced to leave his home and seek asylum in Turkey, where he was granted refugee status, and moved thereafter to Toronto in March 2011. As a queer artist, he was consequently put at great risk for singing and advocating for LGBTQ rights through his music. In 2009, he recorded and released his first single in Iran, Säye Yek Zane Irani (Shadow of an Iranian Woman). Säye Skye is the first person in Iran’s history to dare sing about the LGBTQ community, their existence and their protracted struggle for freedom. From its unpredictable flow and hypnotic rhythms to its evocative lyrics, Säye Skye’s work invites listeners to question their current state of being. Using the poetic language of Farsi, each song elicits an instant audience connection through its passion and pulse. Säye Skye’s work is distinguished by both its mystery and infectious energy.
Since age 13, he has been crafting songs and poems that resonate deeply with people, using music as a platform for communicating truth. With astonishing originality, his experimental raps challenge deep-rooted stereotypes of misogyny, discrimination, and queerphobia. Säye Skye is an award winning transgender Iranian rap artist and LGBTQ rights activist at the forefront of a new hip-hop movement that has its basis in social consciousness. Säye Skye’s Interview was recorded online on June 22nd, 2020.
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