Biography (1)
Shirin Neshat (b. 1957, Ghazvin, Iran) grew up in a well-placed Iranian family with pro-Western views. At age 17, she left for Berkeley to study at the University of California, then made her way in the USA as a photographer. She came to narrative film via lyrical video installations (eg. "Rapture", 1999, "Turbulent", 1998), and she has enjoyed independent shows at New York's Whitney Museum, and the Musée d'Art Contemporain in Montreal. The main topics of her work… (more)
Gallery (2)
Why Are We (Not) Creative? (2021)
Photo © Rise and Shine Cinema
Director
| Movies | |
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| 2021 |
Land of Dreams |
| 2017 |
Looking for Oum Kulthum |
| 2009 |
Women Without Men |
| Documentaries | |
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| 2013 |
Venice 70: Future Reloaded |
| Theatrical recording | |
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| 2017 |
Salzburg Festival 2017: Aida |
| Short | |
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| 2005 |
Zarin |
| 2004 |
Mahdokht |
| 2003 |
Last Word, The |
| 2002 |
Fervor |
Passage |
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Possessed |
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Tooba |
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| 2000 |
Soliloquy |
| 1999 |
Rapture |
| 1998 |
Turbulent |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Land of Dreams |
| 2017 |
Looking for Oum Kulthum |
| 2009 |
Women Without Men |
Actress
| Movies | |
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| 2002 |
K |
| Documentaries | |
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| 2024 |
Women of Iran |
| 2021 |
Why Are We (Not) Creative? |
| 2019 |
Body of Truth |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2000 |
Soliloquy |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2004 |
At the Movies |
| 2002 |
Into the Night with... |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
Looking for Oum Kulthum |