Pouring Water on Troubled Oil (2023, 26 min)A poetic documentary following Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’s journey through Iran in 1951 on a film assignment for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Combining original archival images with Thomas's lyrical reflections (performed in voiceover by Michael Sheen), the film captures Thomas’s haunting vision of oil and modernity in 1950s Iran, as a political upheaval for oil nationalisation unfolds.It’s All True International Documentary Festival, Brazil, 2023 - International Short Film Competition
Dear Home Office (2022, 14 min)Produced as part of Subject to Scrutiny, a collaborative project between Migration Mobilities Bristol, University of Bristol and Bristol Refugee Rights, Dear Home Office shines a light on the UK asylum system through the lived experience of recent asylum seekers and refugees.
How do you see me? (2017, 30 min)An intimate documentary portrait of my mother.
Baba 1989 (2016, 13 min)My father recalls memories of arrival in Britain in 1989 and his attempts to rebuild bonds with the family after four years of separation living in exile in Germany.Official selection: dokumentART European Festival for Documentaries, 2016
Where is My Mother's House? (2014, 8 min)My mother's search for her childhood home in the northern city of Tabriz, Iran.University of Bristol
Health before the NHS: A Medical Revolution (2012, 59 min)BBC / Available Light Co-ProductionBroadcast: BBC4, September 2012
Baba (2011, 13 min)‘Baba’ performs himself in this tale of an Iranian exile dealing with inertia, absence and defeat.Produced by Parallax MediaSupported by British Council, Iran Heritage Foundation, Royal College of Art
Take Cover (2010)A muslim women's encounter with an elderly man invites reflection on a dark conflict and its hidden consequences.Produced by Saltaire FilmsOfficial selection: Encounters Film Festival, 2010