Hassan, a funeral poet, is going through writers block. Sitting at his desk in a small cramped room with his girlfriend lying on a mattress he leaves for some ‘air’- instead he drifts and deviates into other happenings, including but not limited to an endless procession of gum-chewing, an encounter with a rotund Hungarian ‘delivery man’ and a sexy Russian woman. Hassan’s journey has a metaphysical aspect to it and life in this surreal world is focused on the strange work, anxiety and humour that hovers over death.
FEATURETTE / DRAMA / AVANT-GARDE
DEAD BODY
USA / Canada 2002 – 40 minutes – 16mm
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| YEAR | : | 2002 |
| WRITER AND DIRECTOR | : | Kaz Rahman |
| MUSIC | : | Marcus Quin and Hédi Hurban |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER | : | Yuan-Chung Hsu |
| EDITOR | : | Li-Yun Chu |
| FEATURING | : | H.M. Naqvi, Ted Hurban and Katia Ustinova |
Trailers
Press
TV INTERVIEWS
‘Smooth Operator’ – Trent Radio: Live Interview and Coverage of Dead Body Film
Peterborough, Canada (July 25, 2005)
‘Bollywood Boulevard’- OMNI 2 TV: Interview with Co-Producer Li-Yun Chu and Coverage/Clip of Dead Body Film
Broadcast | Canada (January 18, 19, 23, 2004)
‘Frameline’- CKLN Radio: Live Interview and Coverage of Dead Body Film
Toronto, Canada (January 16, 2004)
ARTICLES, REVIEWS AND ESSAYS
Dead Body at Cinema 379
Peterborough Examiner (English) | Peterborough, Canada (July 25, 2005)
Dead Body
Tough Drum, No. 8 (English) | Peterborough, Canada (July, 2005)
An Ode to Hyderabad
The Times of India | Hyderabad, India (June 28, 2004)
In The Limelight – Past Fascinates Rehman
Deccan Chronicle | Hyderabad, India (June 16, 2004)
…Mani Ratnam’s Films
The Hindu | Hyderabad, India (June 14, 2004)
Death Poet Society
National Post | Toronto, Canada (January 15, 2004)
More Information
Full Cast (in order of appearance)
Hassan: H.M. Naqvi (as Husain Naqvi)
Laszlo: Ted Hurban
Sveta: Katia Ustinova
Girlfriend: Jean Burns
Dead Body: E.F. Morrill
Funeral Party- Man: Oleg Lyubomudrov
Funeral Party- Woman: Barbara Danicka
Funeral Party- Teenage Girl: Olga Bel (as Olga Denoi)
Funeral Party- Mid-Aged Man: Alexsandr Staritsin
Funeral Party- Grandmother: Anna-Maria Gottfried
Restaurant Girl / Fountain Girl: Li-Yun Chu
Crew
Producers: Kaz Rahman and Chu, Li-Yun
Assistant Director: Chu, Li-Yun
Sound Mixer: Marcus Quin
Editor: Chu, Li-Yun
Production Manager: Josh Bar-Lev
Costume Designer: Hedi Hurban
Cinematographer: Yuan-Chung Hsu
Assistant Camera: Hyeon Kim, Ki-man Kim
2nd Assistant Camera/Grip: Chul-Hyun Ahn, Mohammed Alam, Vince Chaung, Bong-Han Kim, Yi-Fang Wang
Still Photographer: Chu, Li-Yun
P.A.: Yusuke Miyazawa
Recordings
Music Composer/Design: Marcus Quin
Piano Compositions: Hedi Hurban
‘Rozsa Rozsa’ Vocals: Hedi Hurban
Special Thanks
Mohammed Rahman, Elizabeth Rahman, Sara Rahman
Jerry Carlson, Lana Lin
Peter Tza and Oriental Kitchen in Staten Island
Dominic Tarantino- The Washington Cemetery
Henry Holman- Gryphon Bookshop
Shot on Location in Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island
Produced at the Department of Media and Communication Arts The City College of New York
In Memoriam Oleg Lyubomudrov (1969-2002)
Selected Screenings
National Short and Documentary Film Festival- Karimnagar, India (2007)
Cinema 379- Peterborough, Canada (2005)
Kultiplex- Budapest, Hungary (2005)
Ferencvàrosi Muvelodési Hàz- Budapest, Hungary (2005)
State Gallery of Fine Arts- Hyderabad, India (2005)
Alliance Francaise- Hyderabad, India (2005)
Hyderabad Film Club at Sarathi Studios Theatre- Hyderabad, India (2004)
National Film Board of Canada- Toronto, Canada (2004)
Anthology Film Archives- New York City, USA (2003)
Bata Film Theatre at Trent University- Peterborough, Canada (2003)
eKsperim(e)nto Film and Video Festival- Manilla, Philippines and travelled to Iloilo, Davao, Cebu, Naga,
Quezon (Philippines) (2003)
Cityvisions at Clearview 59th St. East Cinema- New York City, USA (2002)
