Documentaries
Every Moment
The Fitchburg and world premiere of “Every Moment” will be online August 25 through September. It is free and available for anyone to watch. Click on the CC in the lower left of the vimeo video to display captions.
WATCH now through Sept. 5 at: https://vimeo.com/592259633/5f7def4c3d
Read more about the documentary below.
WATCH now through Sept. 5 at: https://vimeo.com/592259633/5f7def4c3d
Read more about the documentary below.
ABOUT “Every Moment”
The documentary follows local artist Sahar Ghavimi over the course of two years as she works on a variety of art projects. Sahar reflects on the meaning of art and how her life has changed since immigrating to the United States from Hamedan, Iran. Original music by Sahil Jindal. This project was supported in part by a grant from the Fitchburg Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council.
The documentary follows local artist Sahar Ghavimi over the course of two years as she works on a variety of art projects. Sahar reflects on the meaning of art and how her life has changed since immigrating to the United States from Hamedan, Iran. Original music by Sahil Jindal. This project was supported in part by a grant from the Fitchburg Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council.
SAHAR GHAVIMI, Featured Artist
Sahar currently lives in Townsend, Massachusetts with her husband Hamed Zarei and their daughter Ava. She works as an art teacher at Acton Art. Recently some of her new paintings were featured by Gallery Sitka at the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley, MA. Before immigrating to the United States she had her own gallery in Hamedan, Iran where she taught classes and featured artwork by herself and her students. In July 2021 Sahar and her family were proud to become US citizens. View all of her latest creations on her Instagram page: @saharofficial_art
SAMANTHA DEMANBEY, Director
Samantha is a Fitchburg MA resident that has worked as a freelance filmmaker for the past seven years. She creates mostly non-fiction work and has created several different pieces for artists, performers, and nonprofits. Learn more about her previous work by exploring this website.
SAHIL JINDAL, Composer
Sahil is an experienced composer, music editor, and orchestrator focused on film and television. Some of his previous work included scoring the award winning short The Mother of All Flowers, Viola, Last Summer, and several other short animated films. He is currently based in Los Angeles. Listen to more of his work at: https://www.sahiljindal.com/
Sahar currently lives in Townsend, Massachusetts with her husband Hamed Zarei and their daughter Ava. She works as an art teacher at Acton Art. Recently some of her new paintings were featured by Gallery Sitka at the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley, MA. Before immigrating to the United States she had her own gallery in Hamedan, Iran where she taught classes and featured artwork by herself and her students. In July 2021 Sahar and her family were proud to become US citizens. View all of her latest creations on her Instagram page: @saharofficial_art
SAMANTHA DEMANBEY, Director
Samantha is a Fitchburg MA resident that has worked as a freelance filmmaker for the past seven years. She creates mostly non-fiction work and has created several different pieces for artists, performers, and nonprofits. Learn more about her previous work by exploring this website.
SAHIL JINDAL, Composer
Sahil is an experienced composer, music editor, and orchestrator focused on film and television. Some of his previous work included scoring the award winning short The Mother of All Flowers, Viola, Last Summer, and several other short animated films. He is currently based in Los Angeles. Listen to more of his work at: https://www.sahiljindal.com/
Storyteller Diane Edgecomb visits the Kurdish Community Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland to perform scenes from her play "A Thousand Doorways." The play features Kurdish folktales that Diane gathered while traveling in the Kurdish regions of Turkey.
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