DOCUMENTARIES
2026
Producer, director & editor of the documentary TINEKE POSTMA
In Her Own Way (52’) about the Dutch jazz composer & saxofonist
2013
Co- director, editor & co- producer - The Forgotten Crime (±54’),
about the traumatic impact of the chemical attacks on the Iranian
nation by Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war, and the rol of
western countries and UN.
2010
Director, producer, editor & camera- Art of Life (32’) about the art of Sebastian Holzhuber. For use in his Vienna museum exhibition
FILMOGRAPHY
SHORTS
2011
Director & editor- Polder Nomad - four episodes for multicultural program The Half Moon -
Dutch broadcaster NTR TV
2003-2008
Producer, director & editor - 50> cultural and news items for Dutch NMO TV, Short films & news items for NPS World Cinema, NCRV-Netwerk & EO, 2 Vandaag
2006
Editor- Dodo Expedition 2006 (10’), about a scientific expedition to the island of Mauritius, for an exhibition in the Dutch Museum of Natural History Naturalis in Leiden
2004
Director & editor- An item about Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian 2004, Nobel Peace Prize winner. Shot on location in Iran. Nationwide broadcast by Dutch NPS TV
2001
Scriptwriter, director and co-producer- The Third Bullet, a 10’ drama
SCRIPTS
1999
TV-drama Lost Luggage (50min), developed in the Script Workshop at the Maurits Binger Film Institute in Amsterdam, coached by director George Sluizer
1998
Research and script for The Light and the Dark, a long documentary (90min) about Iranian Cinema
after the Iranian Revolution, with a grant from the Dutch Film Fund
EDITING
2014
Editor of the documentary We Zijn Hier (65’) about the struggle of a group asylum seekers in Amsterdam for
Xela Films.
2012
Editor – Traveling Hyacint (55’), about the economical relationship between The Netherlands & Turky through a flower. For Lasso TV & Film Production. Broadcast on NED 2 by NTR on JUNE 22, 2013
2011
Editor of the documentary Different faces of Willemstad, Curacao (50min.) about the architecture of the Willemstad as a world heritage city. For XELA Film, Amsterdam. Broadcasted on NED 2 by NTR on August 6, 2012
2010
Editor- Different faces of Willemstad, Curacao (75’) about the world heritage architecture of
the town of Willemstad, for XELA Film. Theatre release
2008
Editor- Sinan, A Divine Architect (52’), about the 16th century Ottoman architect, directed by
Remmelt Lukkien. Nationwide broadcast by Dutch AVRO TV - Close Up
IRAN
1988-1990
Member of the Commission for Stimulation of the Quality of Iranian Cinema, appointed by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Ershad)
1980-1990
Co-owner and director of Centre for Cinematography Studies, a Film & Video Production Company and a Film & Music Archive
1984
Assistant director of Row, feature film, commissioned by the Dept. of Culture of the People’s Institute,
forbidden
1982
Costume designer for Infinite Man, feature film, commissioned by the Ministry of Arts and Culture,
forbidden
1979
Director, script writer, producer of The Witness, documentary about the Iranian writer & islamic
philosopher Dr. Ali Shariati, commissioned by Iranian State Television, forbidden
1978-1979
Scriptwriter & assistant director Searching for the Life of Water, a 7-part documentary series, commissioned & broadcasted by Iranian State Television
1978
Director, script writer, producer of Waiting Room, documentary about homes for the old aged, commissioned by Iranian State Television, forbidden
1978
Assistant director Dirty Hands, Guilty Hands, a documentary about the history of the Iranian judicial
system, commissioned & broadcasted by Iranian State Television
1977
Director, script writer, producer of A Day with the Sun, S8 documentary about daily life in Tehran,
commissioned by Iranian State Television, forbidden
1977
Assistant director Spring Behind the Window, feature film, commissioned & broadcasted by Iranian
State Television
1976
Costume designer for Artist, feature film, commissioned by Iranian State Television, forbidden
1974-1975
Assistant director & Co-costume designer for Dear Uncle Napoleon, a 17-part drama series, commissioned by Iranian State Television. Broadcast in 1976
1973
Costume designer for Abdollah, an American/Iranian feature film
CORPORATE & COMISSIONED WORKS
2024
Producer, director & editor of a documentation of Jungiaans Instituut Rump Academy for Depth Psychology (23’) for Alea Press
2018
Camera work at the seminar Imagine #18 for Swedish company Föreningen Fanzingo
2016
Producer, camera & editing of 6 short videos for Buma Boy Edgar Tour for Stichting T-JAZZ Music
2014
Producer, director, editor of “Lied voor BeschermDe Planten” (8’) a promotion video voor de web site van NVBT
2014
Producer, director, editor of the documentary One Hand (25’), about violens against women, for the website of Radio Zamaneh, a Amsterdam based multi media organization.
2013
Producer, director, editor - teaching Advanced Video. A 7 part video program for the website of Radio Zamaneh.
2013
Director, editor, camera – The Night of The Election, for Radio Zamaneh.
2012
Director, editor, camera – The Formation of The New School For Information Services, for her 25th anniversary (25’)
2012
Camera & set director – a serie portret of known artists and successful business women from Amsterdam for the New York based Jane Applegate Media; Small Business Network & Fabulous Famous Female
2011
Editor – a promotional film about Windroos Bouwsysteem for an architectural office
2009
Director & editor- Living Country (Leefland) (20’), about the design of a sustainable urban area in the Dutch town of Almere City. Assigned by building corporation Stadgenoot. Lasso Film & TV Production
2000
Camera & director- Two short portraits of an Amsterdam florist and a chocolate maker, for the New York based Apple Getaway Media
SELECTION OF OTHER ACTIVITIES
2016
Lecture on the Iranian film Taxi Tehran for Het Nutshuis
2005
Mirror World, solo photo exhibition in Villa Republica Gallery, The Hague
2004
The Vicious Circle, article on Iranian cinema in the Sharqiyat magazine (No.2, 2004: p.131-136, MOI Publications –Dutch Society for the Study of the Middle-East and Islam)
1999-2002
Lectures on Iranian films for the program “World Cinema” in different Art Cinemas in The Netherlands
1998
Lectures on Iranian films for the Rotterdam Film Course of the International Film Festival Rotterdam
1998-2004
Dutch subtitles for Iranian feature films “The Apple” by Samirah Makhmalbaf & “Woman’s Prison” by Manizeh Hekmat, screened in Dutch film theatres
1998
Essay on prize winning Iranian film director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad at the occasion of her winning the Prince Claus Award, in the Prince Claus Fund Awards Book
STUDIES
1997-1998
Film & Television Science, University of Amsterdam, Specialization: New Media
1994-1997
Philosophy, University of Utrecht & University of Amsterdam
2008
Director and producer- Voice of Peace (29’), about the South African singer & songwriter Zain Bhikha. Nationwide broadcasted by Dutch NMO TV
2006
Director and producer- The Noble Struggle, a portrait of the Afro-American Muslim philosopher, scholar & feminist prof. Amina Wadud (30’), nationwide broadcast by Dutch NMO TV
2004
Director- An Iranian Romance (36’), about an Iranian woman who was forced to give up her baby to her husband, who makes secret international billion dollar trade deals for high ranking officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Nationwide broadcast by Dutch NPS TV
Director and producer- A portrait of the Pakistani-German Islamic scholar Jamal Malik, (28’). Part of the series Negotiating Identity, 4 portraits of modern philosophers of Islam. Nationwide broadcast by Dutch NMO TV
Director and producer- A portrait of the Iranian reformist Islamic Scholar Abdolkarim Soroush (29’). Part of the series Negotiating Identity, 4 portraits of modern philosophers of Islam. Nationwide broadcast by Dutch NMO TV
2002
Director- Medium of Love (54’), about the rise and fall of an Iranian cleric who fell in love with cinema. Shot on location in Iran. Nationwide broadcast by Dutch NMO TV in 2002 & BBC Persian in 2012, Screened at international festivals such as the London Film Festival. Special Mention, Asiatica Filmmediale, Rome 2003
