Illusions & Mirrors

Illusions & Mirrors is a 2013 short film directed by Iranian-born American artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat.[2][3] The film, shot in black-and-white, stars Tarek Aylouch, Michael Markiewicz, and the Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman. The film was commissioned by Dior, for which Portman is a spokesmodel, for the Miss Dior Expo at the Grand Palais, Paris.[4] Shirin Neshat said that the film is a tribute to the black-and-white silent films made by such surrealist filmmakers as Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Luis Buñuel, and Maya Deren.[5]

Illusions & Mirrors
Film screenshot
Directed byShirin Neshat
Starring
CinematographyDarius Khondji
Edited byNariman Hamed
Production
company
Distributed bySixpack Film (worldwide, all media)
Release date
[1]
Running time
12 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film traces the delusions of a young woman, played by Natalie Portman. She is making futile attempts to follow a phantom travelling through the dunes of an empty sea beach, and, when it comes to an encounter in an abandoned house at the end, the woman finds a disturbing surprise.

Cast
gollark: Ah, the rare kitty wyvern.
gollark: Diagonalize the cat instead.
gollark: I also have a xenowyrm with `LarA` in the code…?
gollark: https://dragcave.net/lineage/22w22
gollark: ... sure?

References
  1. "Discovery Exhibition October 22, 2014, to February 1, 2015 La Biennale de Montréal". Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. mbam.qc.ca. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. Visual Arts News Desk (30 October 2013). "Johnny Azari Composes Music for ILLUSIONS & MIRRORS Film: On View 11/13-25 as Part of Dior's Miss Dior Exposition". Broadway World. broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. Segura, Brigitte (November 4, 2013). "DIOR Illusions & Mirrors featuring Natalie Portman". Fashiondailymag. fashiondailymag.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. Munro, Cait (October 23, 2014). "Natalie Portman Stars In Shirin Neshat's New Short Film". Artnet News. artnet.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. "Illusions & Mirrors with Natalie Portman". Wall Street International. wsimag.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.


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