Tara Najd Ahmadi’s films allow a very personal and quite political insight into the artistic struggle of a female Iranian expat. Ahmadi is trained in Visual Communication and Animation at the University of Tehran, and a graduate fellow of Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester, USA. For both her artistic work and her scientific investigations she received several grants and awards, in 2018 she held a fellowship at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester.
A Week with Azar. Short experimental documentary film, based on a true story.
Productive Frustration. A short experimental film investigating an artist’s struggle.
Gut Theory. Stop motion animation that explores commodity and cultural consumerism.
Measuring the Level of Resistance. Resistance as an everyday life activity, using three of the Iranians’ basic foods.
Artist Talk and Discussion with Tara Najd Ahmadi