Shauheen Daneshfar

Shauheen Daneshfar

Still: Scented Rooms

Shauheen DANESHFAR (1988, Iran) is an artist, photographer and filmmaker based between Stockholm and Tehran. He studied photography before joining the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS) to learn the ins and outs of filmmaking, adding to his knowledge through a cinematography degree at the University of Art in Tehran. Daneshfar also holds a master’s degree in film and media from Stockholm University of the Arts. Working with analogue material, his works investigate memory, poetic imagery, film and still image and their intersections. His works utilise different materials and tools such as celluloid films, alternative chemical processes or other types of technological devices to achieve a poetic and melancholic aesthetic. He co-founded independent film company Rum Film, based in Stockholm, which produced his latest film Scented Rooms (2023). The short documentary has its world premiere at IFFR 2023.

Filmography

Without Even Talking to Me (2014, short), Devoted to Light (2019, short doc), Scented Rooms (2023, short)