Naghmeh Farzaneh

Scent of Geranium

Immigration is a new chapter in one's life, a chapter with unexpected events that can take one's life down paths different from the one imagined. This film is an autobiographical account of the director's experience with immigration.

'Scent of Geranium' is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here:

https://vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-scent-of-geranium

Swing

In Pre-production

Swing is an animated experimental documentary film that illuminates the portal between the waves of grief disorder and memories.

In The Dark Of The Valley

Feature Documentary

Director: Nick Mihm
Producers: Derek Smith, Brandon Smith, Nick Mihm
Animation director: Elyse Kelly
Art director: Naghmeh Farzaneh
Storyboard Artist: Naghmeh Farzaneh, Anna Bron
Animators: Anna Bron, Marta Lemos, Hannah McNally
Graphic Design & Animation: Dorca Musseb
Concept Art: Victoria Blair

Meow Wolf

Concepts and character designs for the “Earth” world. Earth is the first animated film that guests experience at @meow__wolf @convergencestation;

Three Months After

An animated interpretation of Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz's poem "Three Months After"

This animation is part of our new series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.

Check out the full series here: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTheresAPoemForThat

For an interview with the poet, watch this video: http://bit.ly/TEDEdCristinInterview

Poem by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
Director by Naghmeh Farzaneh
Music: Adam Larison

Lavette’s Choice

"My entire life was determined right there, in 30 seconds."

Lavette Mayes' life and those of her children changed forever after being arrested for having a fight with her mother-in-law. LAVETTE'S CHOICE is part of a short animated documentary series about mass incarceration in the U.S., which shows the toll that an abusive and unjust criminal system takes on individuals, families, and communities. Watch all three films: Smart Justice: An Animated Series.

Client: ACLU's Campaign for Smart Justice
aclu.org/blog/mass-incarceration/smart-justice/lavettes-choice

Director: Elyse Kelly
Animation director: Naghmeh Farzaneh
Producer: Holly Stone
Executive producer: Ron Diamond
Original music: Brooke Blair & Will Blair
Story finder/Field producer: Kelly Ramundo
Location sound mixer: Doug Mara
Storyboard artist: Darren Enterline
Animation assistant: Lucas Gonzalez
Editors: Dan Fipphen & Elyse Kelly
Post-production sound services: Studio Unknown

Trapped in Time

UPSIDE DOWN

Follow Ava as she helps every one get ready for a show and figure out all their problems by turning them upside down!

Client: Sesame Studios
Animation Director: Elyse Kelly
Art Director: Naghmeh Farzaneh
Composer/Lyricist: Jason Pomerantz
Animator: Olga Makarchuk

Assyrian Empire

Before the sun never set on the British Empire; before Genghis Khan swept the steppe; before Rome extended its influence to encircle the Mediterranean Sea; there was ancient Assyria. Considered by historians to be the first true empire, Assyria’s innovations laid the groundwork for every superpower that has followed. Marian H Feldman details the rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire.

View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-assyrian-empire-marian-h-feldman

Educator Marian H Feldman
Director Naghmeh Farzaneh
Script Editor Brendan Pelsue
Animator Naghmeh Farzaneh
Composer Adam Larison
Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
Narrator Julianna Zarzyck

ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the United States Coast Guard, seeking damages on behalf of four Jamaican fishermen who were secretly detained without due process at sea in inhumane conditions on four Coast Guard ships for over a month.

Commissioned by ACLU

Producer: Molly Kaplan

Illustrator: Naghmeh Farzaneh

Plop Art

Animation director: Naghmeh Farzaneh

WORLD.zip

An objective view of where we are going!