Her films have been nominated multiple times (20-plus nominations) and have won several awards across film festivals globally. She’s involved in several labs / mentorship programs: e.g. Women In the Director’s Chair Canada, Cine Qua Non Lab, storytelling and script labs. Tara Aghdashloo represents a generation of artists from the diaspora whose work combines cultural critique, political engagement, and aesthetic innovation. Her multidisciplinarity means she moves across genres and media, which allows her to reach varied audiences—through film, essays, curation, poetry.
Tara Aghdashloo’s artistic philosophy sits at the intersection of intimacy and politics. Her work often captures the private effects of public issues: how identity, love, gender, and exile manifest in personal relationships and everyday life. She brings a poetic sensitivity to subjects that might otherwise be approached from a purely journalistic or political lens. Aghdashloo’s recurring motifs include memory, belonging, and self-reinvention. Growing up between cultures—first in Tehran, then Toronto, and later London—has given her a hybrid sensibility.
