Tara Aghdashloo

Tara Aghdashloo
Born (1988-01-05) 5 January 1988
Tehran, Iran
Nationality Iranian, Canadian
Website www.taraaghdashloo.com

Tara Aghdashloo (Persian: تارا آغداشلو‎; born 5 January 1988) is an Iranian-Canadian writer, director, producer and curator based in London, UK. She is a published author of her poetry collection, and has worked as a print and broadcast journalist in Persian and English-language media, before transitioning to films.

Writing

She published a poetry collection, This is Not a Pomegranate in 2011.[1] Her essays, articles and reviews have been published in The Guardian,[2] REALLIFE Magazine,[3] The New Inquiry,[4] Tank Magazine,[5] Autodidact Magazine,[6] Ibraaz,[7] Fashion Magazine,[8] ArtRabbit,[9]Ottawa Citizen, among others. Tara wrote the lyrics for King Raam's debut solo album, Songs of The Wolves.[10]

Curation

Tara co-directed and curated TIL Gallery in East London for two years and exhibited around 25 shows during that time.[11][12] In 2017 she curated a retrospective of Portuguese artist Cristina Rodrigues in Castelo Branco Museum.[13] She frequently reviews art especially by Iranian and Middle Eastern artists.[14]

Film and television

Tara is a broadcast journalist, producer, and has hosted of a number of shows for BBC World, Clan Productions, and Manoto Television. She covered news and culture segments for BBC World's Persian Services,[15] and produced, directed, and presented documentaries such as the one-hour special Value of Contemporary Art, Riksdag,[16] the four-part series about the Iranian diaspora around the world called Ticket,[17] a seven-part series about contemporary art and culture in Europe, City Map,[18] and was a founding host and producer of the all-woman talk show, Samte No.[19]

Since 2017 she is working as an independent producer and director on her first feature documentary.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Taheri, Farah. "این یک انار نیست". Shahrvand. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Aghdashloo, Tara (14 February 2014). "Hadi Hazavei: 'Art doesn't have a border'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Aghdashloo, Tara (20 April 2017). "New Skin". Real Life Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Aghdashloo, Tara (17 December 2017). "The Floral Is the Political". The New Inquiry. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Aghdashloo, Tara (2017). "A dark contrast". TANK Magazine (73). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Contributors". Autodidact Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Aghdashloo, Tara (27 February 2014). "Notes on Women in Iranian Art". Ibraaz (6). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Aghdashloo, Tara (18 March 2013). "Exclusive: Vivienne Westwood lets us into her London studio to talk Greenpeace and saving the arctic". Fashion. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Aghdashloo, Tara (28 February 2017). "Baddest Babes of Iran". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "King Raam". Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Zarandi, Oliver (8 September 2014). "Exhibition review: Tell Me Again at Invisible Line gallery". East End Review. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Homa Arkani exhibition". YouTube. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Burrell, Drucilla. "Cristina Rodrigues Retrospective". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Aghdashloo, Tara (30 July 2013). "Presenting the Nation's Art". Majalla. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Toronto International Film Festival, 2011". YouTube. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Riksdag: Democracy in Sweden, 2016". Manoto. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Ticket Series: Stockholm (Ep 4), 2015". Manoto. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "Small World Series: Barcelorna (Ep 7), 2014". Manoto. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  19. ↑ "Samteno – Speaking Publicly About Cancer. 2014". Manoto. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Aydin The Movie". Aydin The Movie. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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