Blue lake Whispers - حسین خامی

Synopsis:

In an abandoned forest, a woman emerges from the depths of a lake. She wants to give birth to her child, but she keeps repeating that her child has told her it doesn’t want to be born. She encounters two women who tell her that in the world she has entered, no one is born easily. They reveal to her the secret of childbirth, which is based on the mother’s sacrifice.

Logline:

The baby doesn’t want to be born. In this mysterious land, childbirth is no simple task. Yet, nature itself may not be safe from the birth of this child.

Name: Blue lake whispers

Director: Hosein Khami

Run time: 15 min

Year: 2024

Country: Iran

Festival Selection

The concepts of death and birth share an inseparable bond in both human existence and nature. The parallel between the growth and life of humans and nature has always been a profound challenge. Humans, who were once an integral part of nature, grow like saplings, give birth, and eventually face death, just like the arrival of winter. This relationship has existed since the beginning and will continue. However, modernity has created a deep divide between humans and nature.

In this film, I aimed to create a metaphor about the conflict between modern humanity, nature, and modernity. The metaphors between humans and nature are depicted through the lens of the four essential elements of life: water, earth, air, and fire. The protagonist, stepping out from a modern world into a strange and unknown nature, engages with these elements. In exchange for her silence, inner peace, and self-forgiveness, she gives birth to her child from the lake. But is nature safe from this birth?

This short film delves into the complex and contradictory relationship between humans and nature in the modern world. The woman represents modern humanity, confronting the challenges that arise from being disconnected from nature. The baby symbolizes a future caught between the dualities of modernity and the need to reconnect with the natural world.

This story not only addresses maternal challenges and the struggles of childbirth but also larger issues like humanity’s attempt to find balance between progress and preserving its bond with nature. Can we find a place for peace and harmony with nature in the modern world, or will nature continue to resist human interference?

Through the use of natural imagery and poetic visual language, this short film invites the audience to reflect on the connection between humans and nature and the impacts of modernity on this relationship. It explores the restless and anxious search of humans to find their place in a rapidly changing world.

Hosein Khami was born in Tehran in 1989. He has a master’s degree in digital electronic design from Tabriz University.
His great interest in literature and cinema changed his professional path. From 2008 to 2016, He published three poetry books published by Nasira and Fasle5 publications. and after that,He wrote three short screenplays and a collection of short stories.
In 2016, He completed the film directing and filmmaking course at Karnameh Art Institute.
In 2017, He made a short documentary called Alley Festival, which was about the street music festival in Bushehr city.
In 2021, He made his first short fiction film called “Far Away portrait of a woman”, which participated in 15 international festivals, such as the New York City Independent Film Festival, Chania Film Festival, Urban filmmakers (UMFF), Kalapnjhar FilmFestival, Malescorto Film Festival,.. It was nominated for the best film at the India Filmostav festival and nominated for best production and costume design at the AFIN Film Festival in Australia.
In 2024, He made his second fiction short fim called “Blue lake whispers”, which now in International distribution process.

Festival Selection

Hosein Khami

Cast

Amirhossein Hatami

Sahand Niknejad

Alireza Nekoolal

Afshin Soufian

Hossein Bagheban