Homo Sapiens Project 200 20002020

Homo Sapiens Project 200 was completed in 2020 as part of the 20th anniversary of Experimental Film Society This eighthour experimental feature is constituted from short film experiments made between 2000 to 2010 These films have already undergone many metamorphoses over the years They were always restless wandering spirits seeking a permanent place of rest but so far without success Each section of Homo Sapiens Project 200 was made under the unique condition of living out a form of subtle therapeutic practice Collectively they reflect major lifechanging events formalistic mutations and thematic shifts within Rouzbeh Rashidis filmography In spite of this they could not find the peace of a satisfactory final shape Indeed they are about peace something that rarely if ever exists within Rashidis work But now after twenty years of roaming the subconscious they have come to rest in a permanent retirement in one world one very personal floating planet