Festivals and Screenings

Career Retrospectives
  • Mini retrospective at Nottingham Contemporary, 2018
  • Mini retrospective at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse, 2016
  • Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival, 2014
  • Sderot International Film Festival, Israel, 2014
  • Danish Film Institute, DFI Copenhagen, Denmark, 2014
  • Oldenburg Film Festival, Germany, 2013
  • British Film Institute, ‘With Love from Tehran’, BFI London, UK, 2013
  • BBC Persia, 2012
Museum & Gallery
  • Curating “Body Politics” at Whitechapel Gallery London,Sep 2019
  • Lubion Group Exhibition at Studio Gallery BWA Wrocław, August 2019
  • 10+4 Screening at WhitechapelGallery,London, April 2019
  • Group Exhibition“FROM AFAR”at Malta Contemporary Art,Life May Be-Malta,2018
  • Nottingham Contemporary Gallery,“Enraciné2- Short film” -London, 2018
  • Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery, “Enraciné2- Short film” – London, 2018
  • Whitechapel Gallery, “In My Country Men Have Breasts” – London, 2016
  • Museum Centre Pompidou, “10+4” – Paris, 2015
  • Ankara Museum Contemporary Art, Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival, “Life May Be”- Turkey, 2015
  • Screening at Centre de Cultura Contemporanea de Barcelona,“In My Country Men Have Breasts” – Spain, 2016
  • Museum of Fine Art Boston, “One,Two,One” – USA, 2013
  • Museum of Fine Art Boston, “10+4” – USA, 2013
  • Royal College of Art, “Video Arts called Self and Sin” – London, 2009
  • Exhibition in the Calendidonna Festival, “6 Video Arts” – Udine, Italy, 2009
  • Xerex Gallery, “6 Video Arts” – London, 2008
  • Tate Modern, “Video Art called Self” – London, 2007
  • Iranian Group Exhibition, “6 Video Arts” – Rome, Italy, 2006
  • Exhibition, Locarno International Film Festival, “6 Video Arts” – Switzerland, 2005
  • 15th Video Brazil, “Video arts called Self, Sin” – Saopaolo – Brazil, 2005
  • Exhibition, City of Women international Film Festival, “6 Video Arts” – Slovenia, 2005
  • Exhibition, Peru International Film Festival, “6 Video Arts” – Peru, 2005
  • Exhibition, Salento International Film Festival, “6 Video Arts” – Italy, 2005
  • Exhibition, High Falls International Film Festival, “6 Video Arts” – Rochester, NY, USA, 2005
  • Exhibition, Gijon International Film Festival, “6 Video Arts” – Spain, 2005
  • Exhibition, Kakhe Niyavaran, Niyavaran Place Gallery, “6 Video Arts” – Tehran, Iran, 2004
    • TV Screening
  • BBC Persia, 20 Fingers,10+4, One.Two.One, 30 min to 6, UK, 2017
  • BBC Persia, 10+4, One.Two.One, 30 min to 6, UK, 2014
  • BBC Persia, 20 Fingers, Crystal, 10+4, One.Two.One, 30 min to 6, UK, 2012
  • Channel 4, 20 Fingers, 10+4, France, 2012
  • Channel 4, 20 Fingers, 10+4, UK, 2009–2010
  • Arte, France- 20 Fingers, 10+4, 2008 
    • Festival Screening 
    “A Moon for My Father” (2019)
    • WOLF Cinema, Berlin,2019
    • 17th International Film Festival TORUN,Poland,2019
    • 43ª Mostra Sao Paolo, Brazil,2019
    • 19ª DocLisboa, Portugal,2019
    • DOKUARTS at the German Historical Museum in Berlin,2019
    • CINEMONDES, Berck-sur-Mer, France,2019
    • 48th Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema,Canada,2019
    • The 17th Internationale Festival Signs of the Night,Paris, 2019
    • WoFF: World of Film International Festival Glasgow,2019
    • Cinema For All, Sheffield,UK,2019
    • 10th Festival Internacional CineMigrante in Buenos Aires,2019
    • Dokufest International Film Festival Kosovo,2019
    • New Horizons International Film Festival Poland,2019
    • Odesa International Film Festival Ukrain,2019
    • Kerala International Doc Film Festival India,2019
    • ICA, London, 22 Jun,2019
    • ICA, London, 15-19 Jun,2019
    • Barbican, London,2019
    • 59th Krakow Film Festival Poland,2019
    • 22.International Flying Broom Women’s Ankara Film Festival,2019
    • Goldsmiths University London,2019
    • CPH:DOX International Doc Film Festival,Denmark,2019
    • Opening night, Essay Documentary Film Festival at ICA, 2019
      • “Life May Be” (2014)
      • CINEMONDES, Berck-sur-Mer, France,2019
      • Female Gaze at Metro Cinema in Edmonton, 2019
      • Life May Be & Iranian Cuisine, Belfast, 2016
      • 38th Women’s Film Festival, France, 2016
      • New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland, 2015
      • Gothenburg International Film Festival, Sweden, 2015
      • Tempo Documentary Festival, Sweden, 2015
      • Epos International Art Film Festival, Israel, 2015
      • Vilnius International Film Festival, Kino Pavasaris, Lithuania, 2015
      • Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong, 2015
      • Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2015
      • Cinema Minimum Neuchatel, Switzerland, 2015
      • Middle East Now Festival, Italy, 2015
      • Buenos Aires Festival Inter de Cine Independiente, Argentina, 2015
      • Docaviv Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, Israel, 2015
      • Movies and Meanings, USA, 2015
      • Festival Signes de Nuit, France, 2015
      • Atlanta Film Festival, USA, 2015
      • Traverse City Film Festival,USA, 2015
      • Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo, 2014
      • Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland, 2015
      • Kaunas International Film Festival, Lithuania, 2014
      • Beirut International Film Festival, Lebanon, 2014
      • Astra Film Festival, Lebanon, 2014
      • Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Mostra, Brazil, 2014
      • Torino Film Festival, Italy, 2014
      • Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival, Australia, 2014
      • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2014
      • Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2014
      “From Tehran To London” (2011)
      • Tirgan Iranian Film Festival, Toronto, 2015
      • Iranian Woman Film Festival, Göteborg, Konserthuset, Sweden, 2014
      • UCLA Celebration Of Iranian Cinema, Los Angeles, US, 2014
      • Bristol Radical Film Festival, Bristol, UK, 2014
      • Admiralkino,Vienna, Austria, 2014
      • Nour Iranian Film Festival In Los Angeles, USA, 2013
      • Persian International Film Festival Sydney, Australia, 2013
      • Edinburg International Film Festival, Edinburg, UK, 2013
      • Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival Ankara, Turkey, 2013
      • Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2013
      • International Rotterdam Film Festival, 2013
      “One.Two.One” (2011)
      • Sheffield University,Sheffield, 2016
      • Liverpool Small Cinema,Liverpool, 2016
      • SunScreen is GlassEye’s arthouse/independent night, London, 2016
      • Tirgan Iranian Film Festival, Toronto, 2015
      • Museum Fine Art Boston, USA, 2013
      • Elles Tournent” International Film Festival, Bruxelles, 2013
      • Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2012
      • Fribourg International Film Festival, Swiss, 2012
      • Izmir International Film Festival, Turkey, 2012
      • Femme, Cinéaste, Iranienne 3 films de Mania Akbari, en exclusivité dès le, Swiss, 2012
      • Gene Sickle Film Center, USA, 2011
      • Sao Paulo Int’l Film Festival, Brazil, 2011
      • Denver Film Society, USA, 2011
      • Goa Int’l Film Festival, India, 2011
      “10+4” (2007) 
      • CINEMONDES 2019, Berck-sur-Mer, France, 2019
      • Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2019
      • Clouse Up Cinema, London, 2017
      • Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2015
      • Nouvel Odéon (Cinéma) Paris, France, 2014
      • SOAS university, UK, 2012
      • Taipei Film House, Taiwan, 2011
      • Les Rencontres du Cinema Documentaire, France, 2010
      • Atmosphere 53/Reflets du Cinéma Film Festival,France, 2009
      • Centro Espressioni Cinematografiche, Italy, 2009
      • Scripps College Humanities Institute,USA, 2009
      • Kuala Lumpur Int’l Film Festival, Malaysia, 2008
      • Filmer a Tout Prix, Belgium, 2008
      • Alternative, Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona,Spain, 2008
      • Carthage Int’l Film Festival,Tunisia, 2008
      • Argenmex Int’l Film Festival, Mexico, 2008
      • Sao Paulo Int’l Film Festival, Brazil, 2008
      • Iranian Film Festival,Netherlands, 2008
      • Ourense Int’l Film Festival,Spain, 2008
      • Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, Hong Kong, 2008
      • Films from the South, Norway, 2008
      • Barcelona Film Festival, Spain, 2008
      • Festival Int’l de Cinema Feminin, Brazil, 2008
      • Red Cat, USA, 2008
      • San Francisco Int’l Film Festival, USA, 2008
      • L’ACID, Cannes International Film Festival, France, 2008
      • Flying Broom Int’l Film Festival, Turkey, 2008
      • Buenos Aires Int’l Film Festival, 2008
      • Tetouan Film Festival,Marrakech, 2008
      • Alwan Film Festival, USA, 2008
      • Cinema Novo Festival, Belgium, 2008
      • Cleveland Film Society, USA, 2008
      • Istanbul Int’l Film Festival, Turkey, 2008
      • Gothenburg Int’l Film Festival, Sweden, 2008
      • Rencounters Cinema de Manosque, France, 2008
      • Int’l Film Festival of Kerala, India, 2007
      • Festival 3 Continents, France, 2007
      • Museum Fine Art Boston, USA, 2007
      • Chicago Int’l F.F. USA, 2007
      • Pusan Int’l F.F, Korea, 2007
      • Vancouver Int’l Film Festival, Canada, 2007
      • San Sebastian Int’l Film Festival, Spain, 2007
      “6Videoarts” (2007) 
    • Royal College of Art, “Video Arts called Self and Sin” – London, 2009
    • Exhibition in the Calendidonna Festival,Udine, Italy, 2009
    • Xerex Gallery, London, 2008
    • Tate Modern, “Video Art called Self” – London, 2007
    • Iranian Group Exhibition,Rome, Italy, 2006
    • Exhibition, Locarno International Film Festival,Switzerland, 2005
    • 15th Video Brazil, “Video arts called Self, Sin” – Saopaolo – Brazil, 2005
    • Exhibition, City of Women international Film Festival,Slovenia, 2005
    • Exhibition, Peru International Film Festival,Peru, 2005
    • Exhibition, Salento International Film Festival,Italy, 2005
    • Exhibition, High Falls International Film Festival,Rochester, NY, USA, 2005
    • Exhibition, Gijon International Film Festival,Spain, 2005
    • Exhibition, Kakhe Niyavaran, Niyavaran Place Gallery,Tehran, Iran, 2004
      • “20 Fingers“ (2004)
      • CINEMONDES, Berck-sur-Mer, France,2019
      • Nouvel Odéon (Cinéma) Paris, France, 2014
      • Taipei Film House, Taiwan, 2011
      • Les Rencontres du cinema documentaire, France, 2010
      • Centro Esperssioni Cinematografiche, Italy, 2009
      • Rencontres Cinema de Manosque, France, 2008
      • Black Movie, festival de films des autres mondes, Switzerland, 2008
      • La Rochelle Int’l Film Festival, France, 2007
      • Iranian Film Festival,Netherlands, 2006
      • Syracuse Int’l Film Festival, USA, 2006
      • Dhaka Int’l Film Festival,Bangladesh, 2006
      • Black Nights Int’l Film Festival, Estonia, 2005
      • Dameshug Int’l Film Festival, Syria, 2005
      • Hong Kong Asian Film Festival,Hong Kong, 2005
      • Wine Country Int’l Film Festival, USA, 2005
      • High Museum of Art in Atlanta, USA, 2005
      • New Horizon Int’l Film Festival, Poland, 2005
      • Digital Int’l Barcelona Film Festival, Spain, 2005
      • Femina Int’l Women’s Film Festival, Brazil, 2005
      • Lying Broom Int’l Film Festival,Turkey, 2005
      • Cinema Panora-Folkets Bio Malmo,Sweden, 2005
      • Kino Otok Isola Cinema,Slovenia, 2005
      • Nashville Film Festival, USA, 2005
      • Newport Beach Film Festival, USA, 2005
      • Int’l Women’s Film Festival in Seoul, Korea, 2005
      • Tiburon Int’l Film Festival, USA, 2005
      • Buenos Aires Film Festival, Argentina, 2005
      • California Institute of the Art USA, 2005
      • Int’l Women’s Film Festival Gender Institute, USA, 2005
      • Istanbul Int’l Film Festival, Turkey, 2005
      • Amnesty Int’l USA Film Festival, USA, 2005
      • Rotterdam Int’l Film Festival, Netherlands, 2005
      • Human Rights Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2004
      • Bahamas Int’l Film Festival, USA, 2004
      • Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, USA, 2004
      • International Film Festival, India, 2004
      • Stockholm Film Festival, Sweden, 2004
      • High Falls Film Festival, USA, 2004
      • AFI Film Festival, USA, 2004
      • Gijon Int’l Film Festival, Spain, 2004
      • Sao Paulo Film Festival, Brazil, 2004
      • Human Rights Film Festival, Spain, 2004
      • Vancouver Film Festival, Canada, 2004
      • Venice Film Festival, Italy, 2004
      “Crystal” (2003)
      • BBC Screening
      • International Tribeca film festival, USA, 2004