The NFB, in partnership with the Sommets du cinéma d’animation, is pleased to invite you to an Artist’s Talk with Ehsan Gharib.

Iranian-born Ehsan Gharib integrates photography, animation and design into his cinema. He created the animation for the award-winning NFB production Oscar (2016), Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre’s portrait of Oscar Peterson, and was part of the animation teams for the feature Jasmine Road (2020) and Disney-produced Disenchanted (2022). His directorial debut, the experimental short Deyzangeroo (2017), won a Golden Dove at DOK Leipzig.

During this Talk, the filmmaker will discuss the creative process behind his latest animated short Samaa (2024); where he continues to experiment with the interplay between music and animation. Ehsan invites us into imagined captivity using striking, hand-painted animation and visceral drumming. The bird’s dramatic plight begs the question: Is freedom a state of being, or is it a state of mind?

FREE ADMISSION – RSVP required
Please email D.Forget@nfb.ca prior to November 13^th