My Name is Ghazal Mojtahedi, an independent multimedia artist and filmmaker based in Baltimore. My work explores themes of migration, collective memory, and cultural identity, often shaped by lived experience. Through experimental animation, video installation, set design, and visual storytelling, I examine ideas of belonging, human connection, and emotional attachment to place. I frequently incorporate familiar objects, archival imagery, the body, and theatrical space into my practice.

I hold a BA in Theater Set Design and an MA in Painting. In Iran, I taught theater and visual arts in academic environments, while also working in set and costume design for film and television. These experiences led me to develop a deep interest in time-based media and collaborative forms of expression. I later earned my MFA in Intermedia and Digital Arts from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in the United States. My thesis project, Hanging Garden and Echo of Home—inspired by the legend of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and centered on themes of rootedness, longing, and resistance—received the Kathy O’Dell IMDA Award for Outstanding MFA Thesis and Exhibition, and was supported by a research grant from the Dresher Center for the Humanities.

My short films, including Passport Tale and Flight Among Shadows, have been screened at international festivals across the United States, Europe, and Asia. They have been recognized for their hybrid visual language and personal approach to themes of exile, identity, and migration.

 I have also collaborated on interdisciplinary and performance-based projects—including with UMBC’s Department of Theatre—that explore collective narratives around race, displacement, and cultural belonging. My visual works have been exhibited in academic and gallery spaces.

Alongside my artistic practice, I have worked in curatorial roles in art galleries, contributing to exhibition design, spatial planning, documentation, archiving, and public programming. I have also served as a co-curator on select exhibitions and participated in community-based cultural initiatives. Currently, I work as a Multimedia Production Assistant at Commonvision Design & Print Center, where I support visual and media content production.

I continue to live and work in Baltimore, focusing on projects that give presence and form to often-overlooked migration narratives through image, space, and sound.