A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Nedda Sarshar, a talented filmmaker and writer, is dedicated to sharing captivating stories that revolve around queer women of color and their immigrant families. Her exceptional skills were recognized in 2021 when she emerged as the winner of Reel Asian's prestigious "So You Think You Can Pitch?" Competition. Nedda actively contributes to organizations such as BIPOC TV and Film, further amplifying diverse voices in the industry. Her remarkable writing has been featured in renowned publications like Huffington Post Canada, This Magazine, and Room Magazine. Notably, she has been fortunate to secure financial support for her projects from esteemed granting bodies like the Toronto Arts Council and the Canada Arts Council. Nedda holds a B.A. in writing and policy from Syracuse University and has been selected for the esteemed Banff Centre for the Arts Emerging Writer Intensive. With a strong focus on exploring life in the Iranian diaspora, Nedda aspires to continue creating impactful work in the future. She is excited about the prospect of becoming more involved with the Breakthroughs community.
Co-Writer:
2018 Same Same And Different
Director:
2018 Same Same And Different
2023 Rachel and Raha
2023 Unibrow
Producer:
2018 Same Same And Different
2023 Rachel and Raha
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Writer:
2018 Same Same And Different
2023 Rachel and Raha
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Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.