Nooshyar Khalili
3’
Luca School Of Arts
Belgium 2022
Will You Remember My name is an experimental short animation showing women fighting for their rights in the Middle East. Women who have suffered throughout their lives and have often been forgotten in history. This 2D animation has been projected on the women’s body as it is the first and the most common tool for the patriarchal societies to oppress them with.
Nooshyar Khalili was born in 1993 in Tehran, Iran. She studied Archaeology for her bachelor’s in the University of Tehran and after finishing her studies, She followed her passion for art and animation and start her career as an illustrator and animator in advertising agencies.
Meanwhile, she started teaching animation to children in schools and private institutes and designed animation courses in participation with Kaan Group which helped children to tell their stories using various mediums. She co-directed a My Beautiful Train (2020) music video, made from children’s doodles and paintings, which was selected for the 33rd Isfahan International Film Festival for Children and Youth. Afterward, she directed a short cut-out film, Portrait of Mahvash, about an old pop star and sex idol with Nairy Eivazy in 2020.
Nooshyar is interested in subjects related to women’s rights, politics, and history.