Key Skills

• Research and project management
• Filming, editing, and producing features of all lengths and genres
• Experience with cultural institutions: Tate, V&A, British Museum, Library
• Working to a budget and accounting for expenditures
• Fundraising
• Liaising and coordinating with individuals and component parts of projects
• Interviewing skills
• Personal skills on phone/email and people management
• Experience teaching and working with young people.

Technical Skills

• Self Shooter
• Full proficiency in Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro and 16mm Steenbecks
• Working knowledge of Avid and Photoshop
• Proficiency in Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras and their Lens
• Proficiency in Canon and Sony HD video Cameras
• Experience in Black magic and Panasonic cameras
• Working knowledge of various sound recording equipment: Sony, Zoom etc

Arts  Awards

• Space studios Artists Awards 2021
• Arts Council Develop Your Creative Practice. 2021-22

Education

• MRes in Fimmaking, Photography and Electronic Arts Goldsmiths University                                     2016- -2019  Passed with Distinction
• Certificate in Craft Editing (Avid) 2018 National Film and Television School
• Multimedia HNC– Westminster Kingsway University
• Diploma in digital media – LCP                                                                          
• BA (Hons) Film & Video – London College of Communications
• Certificate in Visual Thinking Strategies facilitator

Art Projects

• Facilitating 2 day Arts workshop- I Hear, I See, I Feel at the Beamish Museum, Durham
• Co- facilitating 2 day herbal workshop at Braziers Park
• Group Show Space Artists Awards Exhibition – Space Studios Ilford. Photographic Project- Nightwalking
• Portrait photographer for Andrea Luka Zimmerman’s Sounding The Voices sound installation project
• Producing- Inside- oral history project – funded by Space Studios.
• Currently developing -Namaste project working with St Joseph’s and St Cuthbert’s Hospice Arts Council funded
• Film facilitator -Where we live- Film project Barnard adventure Playground and Newlon Housing
• Facilitator for Tower Hamlets 360 –Building Local Narratives Smartphone film workshops Urban Affinity
• Photographic images for the walls of Cherry Tree Cancer Charity therapy rooms
• Created and produced -Video installation for British Library – Art piece for their exhibition ‘London Life in Maps’, shown on large screen
• Camera for art film Installation “Waves” by Zory Shahrokhi – Norwich Arts Centre – Arts Council funded
• Created and produced Video installation at SOAS for Iranian Women Study Group – funded by National lottery
• Photographer for Alinah Azadeh Projects- The gifts and Burning the books – Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
• Filmmaker for several in situ 30 Bird Theatre company Productions performances
• Working with Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association photographing their events.
• Portrait photography, portrait collages – Private clients and personal collection.

Filmography (selection): – All films produced, shot and edited

• Pre-existing (9mins)  Shortlisted at Swedenburg Film Festival 2020
• Magic Money Tree” (27mins) Mres practice based film at Goldsmiths..
• Hugh Mendes: Studio (7mins) -Produced in conjunction for Hugh’s solo show at the Charlie Smith Gallery and LA Galleries
• We see nothing Truly unless we understand it (3.32mins)- Produced for the AGM and website of the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association for their 45 years anniversary
• Lloyd miller Stories (in post) (57mins)  Producer/Director/Camera/Editor: feature documentary about Lloyd Miller, an American Mormon/sufi jazz musician who had prime time TV programme in the 70’s in Iran. Set in from Utah.
• “Everything is Music” – 47 mins    Director/ Producer/ Camera/Editor –documentary,  Documentary about creole culture  and identity as explored by the Iranian musician. Filmed in La Reunion island Endorsed by John Berger.
• “Vyner Street”- 6mins – Short observational film about 2 worlds living inconspicuously side by side, screened at London Film Festival, at End Film Festival and shortlisted at Open City Film Festival
• Music Videos Director/Producer/Camera/Editor – 3 music videos & short films: “Gol” (music band), Fragments – “Arash Khalatbari”  In La Chappell & “Epicurean Army” ,  Screened at Optima Film Festival
• Worked for BBC World Service Director/ Producer/ Camera/ Editor making animations/ trailers for the web for their radio shows.
• “Get used to it’ 16mm 10 mins Director/ Producer/Camera/ Editor – short film about Bengali kick boxing community – Arts Council small award.
• Palimpsest,  5 mins  16mm   Director/ Producer/Camera/ Editor film animation- screened at ICA, part of London Film Festival  for Lux collections.

 

 

 

 

Work Experience

Freelance photographer, editor and film-maker                                   2006-2022

• Freelance Features editor for the BBC Persian Service
• Freelance features editor for Marjan TV online content
• Freelance editor IPSOS/Mori
• Freelance filmmaker, Editor and facilitator for Urban Affinity
• Editor on Carers’ Stories research project Wood Green Films.
• Freelance editor and filmmaker for Wood green Films
• Reprezence pilot for Channel 4 sitcom for Artikal films (Multicam edit)
• Filming for online content in situ V&A, British Library, Tate, Briish Museum
• Created short films/animated trailers for BBC World Service Radio/TV
• Filmed, edited and produced photographic content for a range of London-based artists and film companies including Artikal Films and Wood Green Films.
• Created film-based art installations for London Life in Maps Exhibition at the British Library and for SOAS
• Shot, edited and produced numerous charity promotional and fundraising films for London based cultural charities eg. Iran Heritage, arts groups and UCL online content.
• Asssitant editor for BBC drama The Debt.

Freelance Film and Photography Teacher 2005-2011

• Taught a variety of adult (including a class for technophobes) and women’s courses for West London community group Connections.
• Taught film-making courses run by Artikal Films under First Light Channel 4 screened film scheme targeted at excluded teenagers.
• Kids company creative photography work shops.
• BBC Blue Peter Initiative teaching children across the UK how to make a film in a day working for Chocolate Films

Recent additional training

• L2 CPD certificate in Counselling Skills
• Certificate in Visual Thinking Strategies
• Oral History Training, Oral History Society
• Namaste Dementia Care Service Training
• How to Manage Difficult and Challenging Behaviour
• Mental Health First aid
• Dementia Awareness
• Effective Minute taking

 

Past and Current Volunteering

• Crisis at Christmas
• Kids company
• The Courthauld digitising archive Project
• St Josephs Hospice end of life Dementia Namaste.