Works – Baharak Abdolifard

Shahid

The story follows a filmmaker who wants to remove “Shahid” (“martyr”) from her surname—sending her through Bavarian bureaucracy, therapy sessions and dreamlike encounters with Iran’s past.

(2024)

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Film / Theater

from the film Shahid: a woman, Baharak Abdolifard, in a yellow beanie, red coat, and blue scarf looks straight at the camera, while a group of robed performers in black with tall headpieces stand blurred behind her on a city street.

Shahid

Acting

Group portrait for the theatre project Arash: about a dozen performers of different ages stand closely together on a city bridge, facing the camera with neutral expressions; apartment blocks and trees in the background.

Arash

Acting

Actress Baharak Abdolifard performing in the play TAN holding her co-actor Nima Nazarinia in arms.

TAN

Acting

Close-up of a woman with curly hair and teal earrings, hand on neck, looking to the side in soft indoor light.

Photographer, His Lover, His Sister And Her Lover

Acting

Stage photo: seven performers stand in a tight line under a spotlight, faces intent and urgent, with mixed contemporary costumes against a black background—capturing a dramatic moment in a theatre piece.

Nodbeh

Acting

Baharak Abdolafard cradles a fellow performer’s head on her lap during “Siavoshan” (October 2015), seated amid scattered rose petals on a dim stage with a frame drum and santur in the background.

Siavoshan

Acting

Music

Graphic title reading ‘SINA’ with the subtitle ‘an important story about me’ in grey on a white background.

Sina: An Important Story About Me

Music

Seated vocalist and santur player performing on stage at Sargfabrik during the Nowruz festival (Vienna, March 2018); singer at left with floral dress and yellow tights, santur player tuning at right.

Nowrouz Festival, Sargfabrik

Music

Baharak Abdolifard on stage at ORF Radiokulturhaus June 2017

ORF Radio Kulturhaus

Music

International Women’s Day concert at WUK: trio on stage—a frame-drum player (left), a seated vocalist at the center mic, and a santur player (right)—under magenta lighting against a textured black wall.

WUK, Women’s Day Concert

Music