Tara Aghdashloo

She is a published author of her poetry collection, and has worked as a print and broadcast journalist in Persian and English-language media, before transitioning to films.

[9][10] She wrote, directed and produced Value of Contemporary Art,[11] Riksdag,[12] Ticket documentary-series,[13] and the seven-part docuseries City Map,[14] among others.

She was a founding co-host and producer on the first Persian-speaking all-woman talk show, Samte No on Manoto TV channel.

[43] In February, 2023, Harvard Business Review's Ascend series published a piece by Tara, discussing activism from the diaspora.

[44] Tara co-directed and curated The Invisible Line (TIL) Gallery in East London for two years and exhibited around 25 shows during that time.