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#BonfireStories — Introducing Filmmaker and writer Sonia K. Hadad
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Q:When it comes to storytelling, where do you get your inspiration from?
Images and specific real dramatic situations are the primary sources of ideas to me. An interesting Image, which can be from my personal/ life experiences, can develop into a story’s core. The situation may turn into my script’s beginning or ending, and sometimes the research and imagination process may transform the whole idea to a new concept. I always imagine that an imaginary character has trapped in an uncommon emotional, mental, or physical situation and that made-up condition can lead me toward a new storyline.
Q:Sonia, given the nuances in your film “exam” why was it important for you to get the audiences to be on the woman’s side?
The point of the EXAM’s story is that it could also happen to a young boy in a masculine atmosphere and with the same dramatic indicators. Still, I chose the other side as I could illustrate stories through the eyes of a female individual, the perspective that was my personal experience.
Q: Sonia, what do you want non-Iranian audiences to take away from this film?
I want the audiences to take a journey to the new milieu and feel the cultural differences. Still, I should mention that my film…
