2015 • MY YEAR IN REVIEW

This is a list of films I watched and rewatched in 2015. My year started with a big fire in my village, and with Rumi’s Bismillah echoing in my head: “Bismillah your old self / to find your real name.” I watched the black smoke turn to white, a broken beer bottle in my hand, which I had removed from my dog’s mouth after I discovered her taking one out of the case, a guilty look on her face. It was the first time I have ever seen Sam looked shamefaced; she’s usually blithe when caught in the middle of her mischief. I wonder now if she experienced some intuitive voodoo that gave her an idea what the year ahead...