Niloufar Samadi is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker, and performer based in Vancouver, BC, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Her practice encompasses film, visual arts, and performance, with a focus on multimedia installations and performances that explore themes of identity, memory, intimacy, and the body through a feminist and queer lens.She completed an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts at Simon Fraser University (2024) and a BFA in Theatre from Tehran University of Art (2019). Her work often merges analog and digital media, challenging conventional forms of storytelling by blending personal, social, and political narrative inviting audiences to engage with the complexity of identity and the embodied experience.
