Faraz Anoushahpour

Faraz Anoushahpour IranCanada is an artist filmmaker and programmer originally from Tehran and currently based in Toronto He holds a bachelors degree in architecture from the Architectural Association London UK and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from OCAD University Toronto He was Programmer at Images Festival 20142017 and participant in the Belligerent Eyes residency at the Prada Foundation Venice Italy among others Since 2013 he has been working in collaboration with Parastoo Anoushahpour and Ryan Ferko Their shared practice explores the tension of multiple subjectivities as a strategy to address the power inherent in narrative structures Foregrounding the idea of place as a central focus their work seeks to both decode their surroundings and trouble the production of images through speculative narration and dialectical imagery Their recent work has shown at Punto de Vista Film Festival Tabakalera International Centre for Contemporary Art Spain Sharjah Film Platform Viennale NYFF TIFF IFF Rotterdam Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Experimenta Bangalore and Media City Film Festival 20152018