In a film that slowly reveals itself, a protagonist searches for a way to voice memories of a hostile world that hitherto could not be spoken … time-travelling between repetitive patterns of disappearance and silence, controlled by natural and supernatural powers … remembering a series of events that took place near a nameless river …

Sara Rajaei’s films delve into the notion of time and examine the absence of imagery. In A Composition in Blue, Red and Other Colours, there is a tension between what is shown and what is left to the imagination. In a masterful interplay of language and image, it shows the deep power of words to create meaning and emotion.

A Composition in Blue, Red and Other Colours is one of three films screened as part of Sara Rajaei: In Focus and will be followed by a conversation with the filmmaker.

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