Ghazal Yousefi
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Biography
Ghazal Yousefi, غزل یوسفی, (born in 1993 in Iran) is a filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor based in Los Angeles, California. She began her academic journey at Tehran's Soore University in 2012, where she earned a degree in film editing. After graduating, Yousefi worked for four years editing independent short films, including "29" (2018) and "Voodoo" (2019), as well as various film teasers in Tehran, until 2021. In 2021, after receiving a scholarship, Yousefi pursued an MFA in Film at Syracuse University and graduated in 2024. During her graduate studies, she taught filmmaking courses for the BFA program and worked as a videographer at Syracuse University’s International Center of Professional Studies. Her roles there included specializing in camera lighting, DIT, and sound recording. Yousefi has served as the 1st Assistant Camera on Soudabeh Moradian’s latest feature-length film, "The Mermaid." Her cinematography has been featured in several international film festivals, including the Los Angeles International Film, Black Swan International Film, Coach Film in Canada, Syracuse International Film, and the World Film Carnival in Singapore. Her latest film project, "CYMOPHANE," has been supported by the Creative Opportunity Grant from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University and is currently in post-production.
Known For
Trapped in their frames and monitored by a menacing curator, two paintings long to escape from the art gallery's white walls. As the paintings lock eyes across the room, an unspoken connection between them sets the stage for revolution. With a distinctive blend of live-action and animation, this short film by Evan Bode employs surreal metaphor to explore ideas about power, resistance, queer identity, visibility, and liberation from constructed borders.
Out of Frame
One day, timid Cecille dares to ask a coworker on a date. As the night progresses, she sets her beautiful and hungry self free.
Little Bird
An ambitious actress finds her way, and herself, on the road to building a character.
The Callback
A mysterious girl is saved from drowning by a fragmented family living in a desolate beach house. Her strange relationship with them becomes intimate and complex until everything reaches to a point of no return.
The Mermaid
Mary, an audacious fashion photographer, one day takes something that does not belong to her from a cemetery and experiences unnatural events afterward. She assumes that by returning the object to its original place, she can avoid these occurrences, but nothing goes as she imagined.