Gelareh is based in NYC who has covered stories in the middle-east region for the past 18 years. Initially beginning her career as a photographer, she also held exhibitions and had her photos for Kiarostami’s film Shirin published internationally as well as being exhibited in Arles Photography Festival. In the past decade her freelance career took shape. Her works include two feature documentaries directed and filmed for ARTE Germany titled - A GOAL FOR FREEDOM (KABUL) and DEATH OF DAPHNE (MALTA); four feature movies filmed in Iran, Germany and China: PADIDEH / “VAHSHI” / TALE OF POMEGRANATES / KREUZBERG with many documentaries produced and filmed for VICE. In 2019 her Canadian production company SEETO PRODUCTIONS INC. was founded bringing in other clients such as the History channel, PBS, Al Jazeera and HBO.
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