The Tree I Carry
The Tree I Carry is imbued with the essence of being beyond the borders of Iran. It comprises a treasury of images, dreams, and sounds and unveils a journey through the realms of time and space, refusing to be anchored solely to the boundaries of what is deemed “'real” or “unreal.” It's akin to a photograph of life, but not the one we usually perceive; instead, it's the one we can imagine.
Video Installation
When There Were Trees
Azar, an elderly Iranian actress, reads of her friend’s death in the newspaper. She asks a theater company to help find her body. Along the way, she opens up about her past, regrets, and Simin, her friend, whom she loved.
Narrative 22 mins 2023 Iran Teaser
Mom, Let’s Imagine
Mom, Let’s Imagine is a sound work with a single image. The multi-layered voice-over piece includes four languages and a soundscape. It is a piece made for installations or a big screen in a dark room.
Experimental 7 mins 2022 CalArts
Alluring Dreams
Aron and Arlo are spending their last night together, and Aron is getting married. While Aron wants to enjoy his last night with Arlo, Arlo wants to confess how he feels about Aron getting married.
Narrative 6 mins 2019 CalArts
Autumn Elegy
Aran, a washed-up middle-aged music composition teacher bargains with the one he loves the most, in order to find his new muse.
Narrative 5 mins 2019 CalArts
In a Night So Dark
In a Night So Dark is about the disruption created in a group of old friends by the unexpected announcement outside of wedlock. With the film, I wanted to deconstruct the taboos of abortion, adoption, and divorce in Iran. I wanted to embody both sides of this political unrest in my film, giving hope to a new way of discourse in Iran, while critiquing the old.
Narrative 8 mins 2018 Iran
Dashing Shadows
A short film shot with 16mm camera. It’s a clash of times in life when facing death.
Experimental 1 minute 2018 CalArts