Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
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Ghazaleh Golbakhsh | |
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| Nationality | Iranian-New Zealander |
| Notable work | The Girl from Revolution Road |
Ghazaleh Golbakhsh is an Iranian-New Zealand filmmaker, actor, writer and academic.[1] Much of Golbakhsh's creative outputs draw from her experiences as an immigrant and her sense of identity.[2]
Life and career[edit]
Golbakhsh was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to Auckland, New Zealand with her family in 1987.[2][3] Her family's move was informed by the 1979 revolution and the newly founded oppressive regime present in Iran.[3][4] Golbakhsh and her family first lived in the Auckland suburb of Mount Wellington then later moved to Kohimarama and then Northcote.[4] Golbakhsh noted that racist experiences as a new immigrant in school in New Zealand pushed her to practice her English reading and writing skills.[2] As a result she moved up a year level in school.[2]
Golbakhsh started university at the age of 17 and before finishing moved to London.[2] Later she returned to New Zealand and finished her undergraduate studies.[2] After a stint travelling and working in London, Golbakhsh underwent a Masters of Screen Production at The University of Auckland. Golbakhsh gained a Fulbright scholarship which led to her further her study of screen writing in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California.[1] Golbakhsh also completed a Ph.D. with creative practice in Media and Communications which focused on Iranian diasporic cinema.[1]
Books[edit]
Golbakhsh's first book, The Girl from Revolution Road (2020) is a collection of ten personal essays that depict her life, identity and immigrant experience. A review by New Zealand news website Stuff described it as a "powerful book", and a "collection of perceptive and engaging essays which focus on the immigrant experience and the curious doubling effect which occurs when two cultures overlap".[4][5]
Golbakhsh contributed a chapter 'Hyphenated Identity' to the book Ko Aotearoa Tātou: We Are New Zealand which explores New Zealand writers, poets and academics answering the editors questions, What is New Zealand now, in all its rich variety and contradiction, darkness and light? Who are New Zealanders?[6]
Screen[edit]
| Year | Title | Involvement | Output |
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| 2023 | Miles from Nowhere | Director | Six art television series |
| 2022 | Kainga | Director 1/8 | Feature film |
| 2020 | This is Us | Writer/Director | Six part documentary series |
| 2019 | The Waiting Room | Short drama | |
| 2017 | Glimpse | USC Thesis Film | Short documentary |
| 2015 | Mandala | Screenplay | Short drama |
| 2012 | Iran in Transit | MA Thesis | Short documentary |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "About 1". Ghazaleh Gol. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ghazaleh Golbakhsh - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b Golbakhsh, Ghazaleh (17 October 2017). "'They speak English and have good lamb': a Kiwi immigrant's story". The Spinoff. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Golbakhsh, Ghazaleh (2020). The Girl from Revolution Road. Auckland: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-98854-739-8.
- ^ Herkt, David (5 September 2020). "The Girl from Revolution Road by Ghazaleh Golbakhsh". Stuff. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Books". Ghazaleh Gol. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
Further reading[edit]
- Monsters, Slackers, Lovers- Exploring Cultural Identity in Iranian Diasporic Cinema Doctoral Thesis
- What's happening in Iran right now?
- A Morality Tale for the 21st Century
- My Battle With Body Hair: A Rant
- Ghazaleh Golbakhsh on ageing, and moisturiser
- WORD Christchurch 2020: Tinder in the Time of Corona by Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
- The Shah of Grey Lynn
- Hey Iranians, We Need to Talk About Race
- 'They speak English and have good lamb': a Kiwi immigrant's story
- Girl From Revolution Road: Ghazaleh Golbakhsh (2021)
- Breaking down misconceptions about Middle Eastern women
- Director Ghazaleh Golbakhsh: How I Got Started in the Industry
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