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Arash T. Riahi
Films about exile, freedom and the search for self-determination.
Exile Family Movie · For a Moment, Freedom
- Born
- 22 August 1972
- Birthplace
- Iran
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Arash T. Riahi
Austrian-Iranian director and producer working in documentary and fiction. His filmmaking often draws on migration and displacement, including experiences within his own family.
Early life
From Iran to Austria
His family fled political persecution in 1983. A school media course in Vienna introduced him to filmmaking before university study in film and the arts.
Career
- 1997
Production company
Founded Golden Girls Films.
- 2004
Feature documentary
Directed The Souvenirs of Mr. X.
- 2008
Fiction feature
Made For a Moment, Freedom.
Selected work
Exile Family Movie
Documented a dispersed Iranian family’s reunion.
For a Moment, Freedom
Dramatised refugees awaiting asylum in Turkey.
Beyond work
Family collaboration
Often works with his brother Arman T. Riahi. The brothers’ shared history informs their creative collaboration.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.