When Language Is Not Enough
Cinema, for me, began with an incapacity.
I do not move easily through spoken explanation. When my ideas are not understood, my speech tightens, my thoughts become more complex than intended, and anxiety takes over. Over time, I learned that insisting on words only pushes me further away from what I am trying to say.
For years, I spoke in order to survive. Within systems of surveillance, I accepted compromises I did not believe in, choosing continuity over honesty. I still carry regret for the words I was forced to use when permission became a condition for making work.
“Cinema of Denial” is not an abstract position for me. It is a practical refuge. I turn to images because they allow me to stop negotiating language. My films begin at the moment where speech becomes unreliable, and truth can only be approached through structure, silence, and form.
Mobarez Javanmard
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