In this hybrid political thriller and verité portrait documentary, Sara Nodjoumi, working with co-director and husband, Till Schauder, makes her directorial debut with this personal film, diving into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings by her father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.
“A Revolution on Canvas” is breathtaking in its concept and execution, a blend of pop art like Nodjoumi saw in the counter-culture movement of the ‘60s in New York and the images of his culture. A greater appreciation of Nodjoumi as an artist will surely emerge from this project.”
– Brian Tallerico Reviewer for RogerEbert.com
In this hybrid political thriller and verité portrait documentary, Sara Nodjoumi, working with co-director and husband, Till Schauder, makes her directorial debut with this personal film, diving into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings by her father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.
“A Revolution on Canvas” is breathtaking in its concept and execution, a blend of pop art like Nodjoumi saw in the counter-culture movement of the ‘60s in New York and the images of his culture. A greater appreciation of Nodjoumi as an artist will surely emerge from this project.” – Brian Tallerico Reviewer for RogerEbert.com
The exhibitions Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time tell the story of a family of artists shaped by revolution.
In the face of challenges both personal and geopolitical, the exhibitions showcase the artists’ commitment to creative expression over many decades. From Nodjoumi’s surreal paintings that critique political power, to Hagigat’s evocative etchings about women’s struggle for freedom, we invite you to investigate their distinctive bodies of work. The exhibitions are inspired by the HBO documentary A Revolution on Canvas.
Visit YBCA to see the documentary, explore the artwork, and step inside this thrilling and moving story of a family of artists.
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Till Schauder has directed and photographed several award winning films that have premiered and won awards at major film festivals around the world including Tribeca, Berlin, Tokyo, and are funded through grants and co-productions with partners like HBO, the Sundance Documentary Institute, Fork Films, The Catapult Film Fund, The Jerome Foundation, NYSCA, Film und Medienstiftung NRW, FFA/German Federal Film Board, ITVS, ARD, ZDF, and many others. Documentary credits include THE IRAN JOB (2012), an Oscar contender and shortlisted for a German Academy Award; WHEN GOD SLEEPS (2017), Independent Lens, Most Valuable Documentary at Cinema For Peace Berlinale and shortlisted for a German Academy Award; WARRIORS OF FAITH (2017), a German Television Academy Award Winner and nominee for the Prix Europa; and REGGAE BOYZ (2018), a German Television Academy Award nominee co-produced with ARTE France. His latest film A REVOLUTION ON CANVAS (2023), co-directed and co-produced with Sara Nodjoumi, is an HBO Original about his father-in-law, controversial Iranian artist Nicky Nodjoumi, that premiered at Tribeca, won several awards including the Hamptons International Film Festival’s Brizzolara Foundation Award for Films of Conflict and Resolution and made several critics lists for Best Films of the Year 2023.
Sara Nodjoumi is an independent filmmaker raised by Iranian émigré artists in New York City. Recent credits include the HBO Original Documentary A REVOLUTION ON CANVAS (2023), her directing debut (co-directed with Till Schauder) that premiered at Tribeca and won several awards including the Hamptons International Film Festival’s Brizzolara Foundation Award for Films of Conflict and Resolution. Previous producing credits include WHEN GOD SLEEPS (2017), which premiered at Tribeca, played over 100 festivals worldwide, had its broadcast premiere on Independent Lens, and won numerous international awards before being shortlisted for the 2018 Academy Award in Germany; THE IRAN JOB (2012), also shortlisted for a German Academy Award and released worldwide on Netflix, and REGGAE BOYZ (2019), which won the Audience Award at Brooklyn Film Festival and screened in digital theaters across America. Sara is an alum of the Sundance Creative Producers Summit and the IFP Cannes Producers Network Fellowship. She was awarded the Inaugural Brown Girls Documentary Mafia Sustainable Artist Grant for A REVOLUTION ON CANVAS.
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