Somaye Farhan is a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker whose work spans documentary filmmaking, visual arts, and community-based projects. With a background blending artistic and cultural disciplines, her work focuses on storytelling, cultural exploration, and the intersection of art and activism.

She holds a BFA with Great Distinction in Studio Arts from Concordia University (2019–2024), with prior studies in Visual Arts and Graphic Design at Cégep Marie-Victorin, Montreal, and a Bachelor’s in French Language from Alzahra University, Tehran (2004–2008). Somaye’s work explores identity, memory, gender, and social issues, often intertwining personal and collective narratives. Collaborating with her partner, Soha Zandi, her notable works include *Fade-in* (Korean Film Festival Canada, 2025), *This is not a Scarf* (Jury Award, Diaspora Film Festival, 2024), *Parastoo* (Black Box, Concordia University, 2024), and *Dancing the Resistance* (Maison de la Culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal, 2024).

Her art has been exhibited at FOFA Gallery, La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse in Montreal, and the Siddhartha Art Gallery in Nepal. Somaye has received numerous recognitions, including the *démART-Mtl Grant* (2025) and the *Elspeth McConnell Fine Arts Internship Award* (2024). Her documentary *This is not a Scarf*, in collaboration with her partner, earned the Jury Award at the Diaspora Film Festival (2024).

Somaye’s 2.5-year bicycle journey across Asia (2012–2014) with Soha led to art workshops and exhibitions to support underprivileged children’s creativity.

Somaye has worked as a Professional Workshop & Communication Assistant at Studio 303 and as a set photographer for *Mercy* (2024) with Mouvement Perpetuel Film Production. Her work has been featured in *Yiara Magazine* (2023), the *Gazette des femmes* (2023), and at the Jarislowsky Institute (2024). 

Soha Zandi is a multidisciplinary filmmaker and visual artist based in Montreal, Canada, whose work spans fiction, documentary, and experimental media. With a background in both film production and entrepreneurship, Zandi’s creative approach is marked by a distinct blend of narrative sensitivity, technical precision, and deep community engagement.

Zandi earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University (2019–2024) and holds a Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship from McGill University (2015–2017). In 2024, he completed a Master Class in Shooting with Celluloid Film with the American Society of Cinematographers in Los Angeles, further refining his expertise in analog film formats.

His recent short film Cecropia (2024–25), currently in progress, exemplifies his commitment to poetic storytelling and independent production. Zandi’s documentary D.O.S.E (2024), created in collaboration with McGill Hospital's Division of Surgical Education, demonstrates his ability to navigate institutional environments with a nuanced visual language.

Zandi’s 2023 video art project Fade-In, which premieres at the 12th Korean Film Festival Canada in 2025, and his award-winning documentary This is not a Scarf (2023), screened at the NYC Diaspora Film Festival, reflect his ongoing interest in themes of identity, displacement, and resistance—often through an intersectional, feminist, and decolonial lens.

His work has been exhibited at major cultural venues including La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse, FOFA Gallery, Maison de la Culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal, and Black Box (Concordia University). He has also contributed to numerous film and television productions as a 1st and 2nd Camera Assistant, gaining AQTIS credits on projects like SplitsVille, Indéfendable, and Le Domaine du Possible.

Zandi is the recipient of the 2024 Jury Award for Documentary Film from the Diaspora Film Festival and has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts and other national institutions. His early works, including those created during a two-and-a-half-year bicycle journey across Asia (2012–2014), have been exhibited internationally, including at the Siddhartha Art Gallery in Kathmandu.

His video work is currently distributed by Groupe Intervention Video (GIV) in Montreal.