Short fiction film
Loophole
A prisoner’s interrogation turns into an attempt to manufacture his confession, directed by Ethan Jahan from a concept supplied by Rabihavi.
2021 · production-collaborator record
Runtime: About 10 minutes · collaborator record and filmmaker interview
The work and its context
A political prisoner is brought into a medical room, where an interrogator recasts his protest as a condition to be corrected. The sound collaborator’s filmography identifies Loophole as a 2021 fiction film directed by Ethan Jahan. Jason Knight’s review names Rabihavi as writer and credits Mamad Heidari, Amir Hosseini and Alex Moradi in the cast. Source 36 · Source 39
Jahan explains that Rabihavi supplied an initial concept which took its story form through collaboration with the team and actors. He describes a film made during pandemic restrictions, with the action contained in one location and a running time of about ten minutes. This account preserves the writing process alongside the published writing credit. Source 40
Creative credits
- Director
- Ethan Jahan
- Writer, UK Film Review credit
- Ghazi Rabihavi
- Cast, UK Film Review credit
- Mamad Heidari, Amir Hosseini, Alex Moradi
- Sound design
- Rob Szeliga, John Cohen
- Music editor
- Rob Szeliga
Outward viewing links
Interview-linked trailer · YouTube
The trailer linked from Ethan Jahan’s interview. Source 40
Sources and distinctions
Cinema of Noise: fiction-film production credits
The sound collaborator’s own filmography. Lists Oak Tree as 2017/37 minutes and Loophole as 2021/10 minutes. These entries document its listed production credits.
UK Film Review: Loophole
Jason Knight’s review, 28 May 2021. Prints Rabihavi’s writing credit and the principal cast names. This is criticism, rather than a producer’s full credit sheet.
Kayhan London: filmmaker Ethan Jahan interview
Ethan Jahan interview, 1 September 2021. Attributes Loophole’s initial concept to Rabihavi and describes development with the team and actors. Its Oak Tree discussion also describes their writing collaboration.