The Magician animation, directed by Lightin Gold Kolk, is one of the most different short films of the Iranian rug collection; a work that was built on the order of the Iranian National Carpet Center, but takes away from the common themes of the introduction of hand rugs and goes to imagination instead of reporting and explaining. Master of Gold Kolk, whose name is tied to the dynamic history of Iran, creates a world in which carpets are a means to return, friendship, imagination and future..

From the beginning, the film illuminates its view: “They say the magic of Adam takes the world to the world, but it’s better to say that it’s the magic of the rug that takes people to an unforgettable journey.” This is the key to understanding the effect. This is the destination in this story. The more you look at, the more you discover. World of Role, Color, Meaning and Opportunity.

Image 1: The original short film of magic.

The Master of Goldcut goes to the character that different generations know: Little Shax. A smart choice, because the little prince symbolizes more than anything, a new look and questioner to the world, a look that still has the ability to be surprised. In the film, the little prince comes with the fox after reaching Earth and at a moment of nostalgia, expresses the wish to return to his planet and his little flower. The fox gives him a way to fulfill his wish: the magic rug..

But this rug is not ready. The fox says the magic rug is an imaginary rug that only children can wear. This is the most important point of the film’s link to today’s issue. The future of Iranian carpets is not a ready and pre-made rug. It’s not something that’s just delivered to the new generation. The future must be re-established, with the hands, eyes and imagination of those who are in the beginning today..

The little prince is speaking. The fox from Tar and Pop says, from flowers and leaves, from roles and colors. He actually teaches the Iranian language. There is no set of techniques, but a kind of seeing the world. You see that every role has meaning in it and every color carries an emotion. The little prince said this, not in the workshop, but in his imagination. And he may want to say that every new creation begins in mind before it is formed..

Image 2 and 3: Frames of Little Shaf and Fox in the short film of Magic

When the little prince wakes up, he sees himself on the rug of magic. Now the rug separates him from the earth and he spends the stars to return to his planet. This journey is indeed a return to its principle. In this film, the Earth and the sky are intertwined, between the lack and reach..

In a pleasant scene, the little flower is happy by seeing the rug and the flowers of the closed role, but the simple question asks: “This is your only size; what have you brought to our planet?” A child's question, but deep. If heritage is only for individual consumption, what is the benefit for the world? If the rug is only the size of our personal needs, how can we create a collective future?

Figure 4 and 5: Frames of Little Shepherd and Magic in Short Film

The little prince is thinking, and this time a bigger rug is thinking, so big that it covers the whole planet. This ending is imaginary, but it has a clear meaning: the rug survives when it goes beyond limited object and becomes part of our environment. When they can create space, create identity and change the world around..

The main force of the film is the New Generation. A new generation that takes the rug and starts the journey. This look is very meaningful for today’s Iranian rug. The future of Iranian handmade carpets cannot be built only by repetition of the past. The new generation must be able to imagine it again, with its own language, its tools and the needs of its time..

The film Master Gold Kolger also notes that innovation does not mean cutting off from the root. He brings a global character like the little prince to the Iranian rug world without sacrificing the authenticity of Iranian rug. This is what today’s generation is inevitable: the link between heritage and the contemporary world. Between tradition and fresh language. We are among what we are and what we can do..

In the end, magic is a short film about a long journey, a journey of nostalgia, from hearing to creation, and from legacy to future. Iranian rug is a living force that can still fly a new generation..

Image 6 and 7: Final Frames of short film magic