Alireza Keymanesh

I feel very fortunate to be among the actor-dancers in Sabrina Zhao’s film ‘Tarry Not, O Cloud,’ alongside Noriko Yamamoto, Karel Mallkoun, and many others.

Beyond her knowledge, Sabrina carries a uniquely poetic wisdom in filmmaking. Suffice it to say that the story of the film revolves around longing, unfolding through the journey of clouds. Watching the final film felt like an invitation to experience a collective meditation.

O cloud,
with the power to transform yourself
into any shape,
I need you to be the messenger,
to let my love know
that I am still alive.

(From the soliloquy in the film, written by Sabrina Zhao and narrated by Kuta Fudauchi)

Some works end when the shoot is over. Others remain—like clouds in the sky.
Tarry Not, O Cloud is one of those for me.

May the clouds carry freedom and peace to Iran.

‘Tarry Not, O Cloud’

Director, Producer: Sabrina Zhao
DOP:
Editor:

Voice over: Kota Fudauchi

Movement Director: Qingyang Wang
Performers: , Sabrina West, Alireza Keymanesh, , Sabrina Zhao

Freedom is something you plant, and we have its seeds too.

✌🏼🌎🕊️

Snow is falling
Snow is falling on thorns and jagged stones.
Mountains are mute,
Valleys are longing.
Roads are watching for a caravan, with its bell sounding
If no smoke had risen from the roofs of the huts,
Or if a flicker of a lamp had brought no message for us,
If footprints had not appeared on the roads, slipping—
What would we have done
in the blizzard, heart-chilling cold wind?

📖 An excerpt from the poem “Arash” by Siavash Kasraei.

برف می بارد
برف می بارد به روی خار و خاراسنگ
کوه ها خاموش 
دره ها دلتنگ
راه ها چشم انتظار کاروانی با صدای زنگ
بر نمی شد گر ز بامِ کلبه ها دودی
یا که سوسوی چراغی گر پیامی مان نمی آورد
رد پا ها گر نمی افتاد روی جاده ها   لغزان 
ما چه می کردیم در کولاک دل آشفتۀ دم سرد؟

📖 بخشی از شعر «آرش» اثر سیاوش کسرایی

📷 Photo Credit:
Dancer: Alireza Keymanesh