Nothingwood (2017)
27KNothingwood (2017). 1h 25m
“This is a doc on the Afghani filmmaker Salim Shaheen. He has made 110 movies, with his 111th being chronicled here. But if you were to click on his IMDb profile, you wouldnu0026#39;t find a single credit beyond this one (as of now). As he duly notes, his movies arenu0026#39;t industry-produced like Bollywood or Hollywood; they are made for no money or profit, hence Nothingwood. He makes films for love of the craft: he goes into the desert, on the mountains, atop a roof building, anywhere just to shoot on natural location. The only crew is the cameraman. They are shown to audiences at community screenings, rather than movie houses. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFrench director Sonia Kronlund is fluent in Shaheenu0026#39;s Persian (IIRC) and, when sheu0026#39;s on-camera, often acts like a visiting spectator. She has a low-key style of filmmaking that lets the subject speak for himself. We get biographic info on Shaheen, such as his multiple marriages and children, and how he was a nonviolent general during his time in the military. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe only thing I wish there were more of is how he goes about deciding to make films; itu0026#39;s a bit lacking in terms of the creative process. Nevertheless, his passion for life is infectious, and you might actually miss him when the movieu0026#39;s over.”
