Huge congratulations to Maryam Tafakory for winning the Jarman Award this year!

From the Guardian:
'Matthew Barrington, the Barbican’s cinema curator and a spokesperson for the jury, said that Tafakory’s work was especially notable for its innovative blend of reality and fiction. “Her practice is a compelling exploration of displacement, memory and resistance, interweaving archival fragments, poetry and personal narratives to craft deeply evocative works. Her films navigate historical and personal traumas with remarkable sensitivity, reflecting on the intersections of Iranian cultural identity and individual struggles.”'

You can read more about Maryam's practice in two articles in the Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/25/iranian-artist-maryam-tafakory-wins-the-2024-film-london-jarman-award

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/nov/26/maryam-tafakory-iran-film-jarman-award

Films by all six of this year’s Jarman award nominees will be screened on 30 November and 1 December at the Whitechapel Gallery, London.