EDUCATION | ||
2019-2022 | M.F.A. in Film and Media Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA | |
2014-2017 | BFA in Film and Video, Massachusetts College of Arts and Design, Boston, MA | |
2010-2011 | Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education, Tehran, Iran (Coursework toward B.A. law) | |
2009-2010 | Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran (Coursework toward B.A. English Literature) | |
AWARDS + FELLOWSHIPS | ||
2020 | Production Grant, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA | |
2019 | Production Grant, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA | |
2019-2022 | Future Faculty Fellowship, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA | |
2017 | Departmental Honors, MassArt, Boston, MA | |
CONFERENCE + PANELS | ||
2021(Upcoming) | Striking Back at Empire: Politicizing Media Genres - Conference, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | |
2015 | Education is not a Crime Panelist, Brown University, Providence, RI | |
| Education is not a Crime Panelist, University of Rhode Island, South Kingstown, RI | ||
SCREENINGS | ||
2017 | BFA Thesis Show, Home Is Not Home Anymore, MassArt, Boston, MA | |
2016 | Under The Underground, This is a Home Movie, Boston, MA | |
2015 | Yoni Fest, While We Were Having Breakfast, Boston, MA | |
| Under The Underground, While We Were Having Breakfast, Boston, MA | ||
| Todo Bajo Control, While We Were Having Breakfast, Providence, RI | ||
| HomeGrown Shorts, While We Were Having Breakfast, Boston, MA | ||
| Coolidge Film Collective, While We Were Having Breakfast, Brookline, MA | ||
| All School Show, MassArt, While We Were Having Breakfast, Boston, MA | ||
2014 | Film/Video Screening, MassArt, While We Were Having Breakfast, Boston, MA | |
| Under The Underground, Untitled, Boston, MA | ||
CURATORIAL WORK | ||
2021(Upcoming)
| In Conversation With Eyal Weizman, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA - Co-curator [with Philip Crawford] | |
2021 (Upcoming) | Screening Der Zweite Anschlag In Conversation With Director Mala Reinhardt, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia, PA - Co-curator [with Philip Crawford] | |
2017 | Cinematic Reflections on The American Social Climate, with Support from the Experimental Response Cinema, Boston, MA - Co-Curator [with Samantha Corsini] | |
| Subversive Intimacies Works of Roee Rosen and Ruti Sela, Boston, MA - Co-Curator [with Samantha Corsini] | ||
| Cinema Okta, The Other Side by Roberto Minervini, Boston, MA | ||
| Film/Video All School Show, MassArt, Boston, MA | ||
2016 | Film Video Departmental Screening, MassArt, Boston, MA | |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | ||
Teaching Assistantships | ||
2021 | Screenwriting I, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA [Elisabeth Subrin] Two Sections | |
2020 | Screenwriting, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA [Eran Pries] | |
| Introduction to Film and Video Analysis, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA [Kartik Nair] | ||
2018 | The Documentary camera, MassArt, Boston, MA [Allie Humenuk] | |
| Film I - 16mm Filmmaking, MassArt, Boston, MA [Ericka Beckman] | ||
2017 | Production Workshop, MassArt, Boston, MA [Soon-Mi Yoo, Ryusuke Hamaguchi] | |
| Optical Printing: Conscious Manipulation of Space, Time, and Light, MassArt, Boston, MA [Adam Savje] | ||
| Summer film School, MassArt, Boston, MA [Multiple Instructors] | ||
| Short and Fast: From Idea to Critique, MassArt, Boston, MA [Soon-Mi Yoo] | ||
2016 | Film I - 16mm Filmmaking, MassArt, Boston, MA [Ericka Beckman] | |
Projectionist | ||
2015-2018 | MassArt Film Society - projectionist for 8mm, 16mm, and digital work | |
PA and Sound Recordist | ||
2019 | Miss Psychorama 1986 - Director: Jenny Plante - Independent Documentary - VHS | |
2017 | Yours in Sisterhood - Director: Irene Lusztig - Independent Documentary - Digital | |
2016 | Yours in Sisterhood - Director: Irene Lusztig - Independent Documentary - Digital | |
| Broadcast - Director: Jenny Plante - Documentary - VHS | ||
Cinematographer | ||
2016 | Broadcast - Director: Jenny Plante - Documentary - VHS | |
2015 | Tippi at Squam Lake - Directors: Daphna Mero, Alison Folland, Jenny Plante - Experimental - 16mm | |
Assistant Director | ||
2014 | Layeghe - Director: Rashin Fahandej - Independent Documentary - Digital | |
Assistant Editor | ||
2015 | Tippi at Squam Lake - Directors: Daphna Mero, Alison Folland, Jenny Plante - Experimental - 16mm | |
2013 | From Baku to Belmont - Director: Rashin Fahandej - Independent Documentary - Digital | |
Archival Assistant | ||
2017 | Harvard Film Archive - Cambridge, MA |