The Waiting Room
Short drama, 2019
Producer: Craig Gainsborough | DP: Leigh Elford | Editor: Amie Bentall
Melbourne Women in Film Festival 2020
Exile International Film Festival Sweden 2019
An Iranian and an Israeli find themselves in purgatory – an immigration waiting room with a bunch of paranoid strangers who realise they have more in common than they thought.
Glimpse
Short documentary for Attitude TV, 2017
Asking someone for help can be hard, especially when you fear their reaction. Vanessa has a lot going on in her mind, sometimes it's difficult to deal with by herself. Through her art, she's able to express her thoughts in a way that might be easier for other people to understand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Mandala
Short Drama (2015) USC Thesis Film
Director: Guan Xi | Screenplay by: Ghazaleh Golbakhsh and Qingqing Dongxia | DP: Guan Xi
After losing her lover to suicide, a young artist tries to overcome her grief by succumbing to a mysterious request by a Tibetan monk.
2015 Winner LAIFF July Award Best Foreign Language Film
Iran in Transit
MA Thesis Short Documentary, 2012.
Supervisor: Annie Goldson
After living in New Zealand as an immigrant for over 20 years, a young filmmaker takes a journey back to Iran after a 17-year absence to find out whether or not she would still be considered an outsider even in what is termed her ‘homeland’.
International Student Film Festival 2012, Tel Aviv (Winner Alternative Competition), TAKES Short Film Festival Auckland 2012 (Winner Audience Vote), Goethe Institute Docnet Chopshots Jakarta 2012, European Day for Border Guards Warsaw 2013, International Student Film Festival Beijing 2013 (Winner Outstanding International Student Award), First Frame Student Film Festival India (2014), Filmatique Banned Nations 2017
