Maryam Tafakory
Working at the intersection of cinema and live performance, Maryam Tafakory (b. Shiraz, Iran) makes textual and filmic collages that attempt to dissect concealed acts of erasure – of bodies, intimacies, and histories.
Solo screenings and exhibitions of her work include: MoMA, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Academy Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of the Moving Image, New York; Filmoteca de Catalunya, Barcelona and LUX London. Selected group events include: Tate Modern, London; Cannes’ Directors Fortnight, Cannes; New York Film Festival; Locarno Film Festival; Toronto International Film Festival and Villa Medici, Rome. She was awarded the Gold Hugo at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival; the Tiger Short Award at the 51st Rotterdam IFF; the Barbara Hammer Feminist Film Award at the 60th Ann Arbor Film Festival; and the Best Experimental Film Award at the 70th and 71st Melbourne International Film Festival.
Video: Interview with Maryam Tafakory, 2024
Maryam Tafakory, Mast-del (2023), film still. Courtesy of the artist
Maryam Tafakory, Mast-del (2023), film still. Courtesy of the artist
Video: نظربازی Nazarbazi (2022), excerpt
Maryam Tafakory, Nazarbazi (2022), film still. Commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella as part of BEYOND. Courtesy of the artist
Maryam Tafakory, نظربازی Nazarbazi (2022), film still. Commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella as part of BEYOND. Courtesy of the artist
Maryam Tafakory, سوخته دل Sukhte-del (2025), film still. Courtesy of the artist
Video: اسم رمز CodeNames (performance) (2021–ongoing), excerpt
Maryam Tafakory, اسم رمز CodeNames (performance) (2021–ongoing), film still
Maryam Tafakory, اسم رمز CodeNames (performance) (2021–ongoing), film still
